Last Thursday evening, I went to watch Olivia receive a Jack Petchey award (given through Guides) - the Jack Petchey Foundation is an organisation that supports young people in London and Essex, helping boost confidence and encourage them to achieve. The award consists of a medal and certificate (you have to actually attend the ceremony to receive the medal) and a cash prize of £200 for your organisation. Lots of girls receive the award through their dedication to guiding - Sarah had one a few years ago as well.
The ceremony is quite long as there are over 100 girls receiving the award (it's yearly ceremony) in the Greater London West guide district and they do read out a short statement about why each girl was nominated for the award - Olivia's said something like "She is organised and creative and creates a great atmosphere within her patrol, which she has led since she was 10 1/2."
They do the awards in small group, interspersed with some entertainment, also provided by the guides (some bits better than others) - this year's, I admit, was better than Sarah's year - I think they've tightened it up quite a bit, so it's not nearly as long. Still, it started at 7.30 and finished around 9.15.
The bottom, better, photo was taken by the offical Jack Petchey photographer - the top one was on my phone, so not too brilliant.
Well done to Olivia.
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