Etwall Student nominated for Award
| Published: 3rd June 2008 10:00 |
ASTON AND PAULINE HONOURED FOR THEIR VOLUNTARY WORK
NHS volunteers nominated by two MPs are due to attend a reception hosted by the Prime Minister in recognition of their work.
A-level student Aston Cresswell (18) of Etwall has been working at the Accident and Emergency reception at Burton's Queen's Hospital every Sunday for nearly a year.
The Repton School pupil, who is hoping to study medicine at Bristol University, has given up her spare time despite studying for her A-levels. She will sit her first exam on Wednesday morning (June 4) before travelling to London for the NHS Volunteers Reception which is being hosted by Prime Minister Gordon Brown at Downing Street.
Aston will be joined by South Derbyshire MP Mark Todd who nominated her for the event.
He said: "Aston has shown great character in taking up the challenge of volunteering at the hospital. She is only 18 yet is willing to give up her time to help others. It shows that serious volunteering can happen at any age."
Pauline Spratt from Burton will also be at the reception with Burton MP Janet Dean. Pauline has been a volunteer for the Queen's League of Friends for 28 years and chairman for 21 years. In that time, she has helped to raise £1.1m and currently volunteers for more than 25 hours a week at the hospital. She has been campaigning for a League of Friends shop for many years and this July the shop will finally open.
Janet said: "Pauline has worked hard to raise funds for patients at Queen's Hospital for many years and I am delighted that she has accepted my invitation to attend this reception in celebration of Volunteers Week and the 60th Anniversary of the NHS."
The reception which is being held to mark Volunteers Week and the 60th anniversary of the NHS will be held between 430pm and 6pm.
