Canoe England launched its first ever Volunteer Awards with presentations to the winners on Saturday 7th June 2007. The awards recognise and award volunteers, officials and coaches who make outstanding contributions to Paddlesport and who often go unnoticed with very little thanks and praise.
Presentations took place at the National Watersports Centre, Nottingham during the English Council ACM. British Canoe Union Vice Presidents David Gent and Alan Laws were on hand to present the awards to the winners.
The awards were launched as part of a number of new initiatives which have been aimed at rewarding, recruiting and supporting volunteers in Paddlesport. Along with new resources for clubs, which can be accessed on the Canoe England website, the awards are part of a scheme to enable Canoe England to thank the many volunteers in Paddlesport for their time and commitment.
"Canoeing has a fantastic network of volunteers who dedicate their time and energy to the sport," says Julia White, Volunteer Development Officer for Canoe England. "We would love to personally thank every volunteer for their time and dedication if we could, and the awards allow us to start doing this by honouring some inspirational and long standing volunteers."
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