THE finalists have been announced for this year’s Celebrate Aberdeen Awards, an event which recognises and celebrates the huge contribution that the third sector makes to thousands of lives across Aberdeen City and Shire.
This year’s event, which returns for its fifth year, comprises eight award categories, the winners of which will be announced at the celebratory awards ceremony at the Chester Hotel on Saturday, October 26th. It follows the annual Celebrate Aberdeen parade which took place on Union Street at the end of August.
Commenting on both the number and calibre of award entries received, Celebrate Aberdeen board member Susan Crighton said: “The judges always face a real challenge in whittling down the number of nominations to just three finalists for every category. This year saw one of our biggest number of submissions to date, which made their task even more difficult.
“It was great to see several organisations put forward nominations for the first time this year. The submissions come from a very diverse range of charities and individuals, all of whom are doing amazing things and are deserving of awards.
“Celebrate Aberdeen was created to give recognition to the many wonderful people who work in, volunteer for, and support our third sector. We are delighted that we will be shining a spotlight on some of them at our awards night.”
Thanks to the generosity and financial support of sponsors, all award category finalists and their guests, will attend gala awards event for free, so that no one is unable to attend because of cost.
Principal sponsors for 2024 are energy sector operators CNR International and CNOOC International, both longtime supporters of Celebrate Aberdeen Awards. Other long-standing sponsors and supporters include Cala Homes, Aberdeen Inspired, Hampton and Breakwater Agency with Harbour Energy also coming on board as a sponsor for 2024.
The finalists are:
Large Organisation of the Year
- Aberdeen FC Community Trust
- Camphill School Aberdeen
- CLAN Cancer Support
Small Organisation of the Year
- Absafe
- SensationALL
- Sunrise Partnership
Volunteer of the Year
- Jenny Cruickshank, Home-Start Aberdeen
- Kris Davidson, Befriend A Child
- Linda Stephen, NSPCC
Fundraiser of the Year
- Andrew Smith, The Archie Foundation
- Murran Crawford, Camphill School Aberdeen
- Fay McLeod, Shelter Scotland
Young Supporter of the Year
- Amy-Lee Carr, Community Outreach Group (COG)
- Filip Cejar, The Archie Foundation
- Kelsey Seivwright, Denis Law Legacy Trust.
Campaign or Event of the Year
- 2023 Northfield & Torry Community Fun Days, Denis Law Legacy Trust
- The Big Hop Trail, CLAN Cancer Support
- Dream Night Series, We Too!
Team of the Year
- Befriend A Child
- Mental Health Aberdeen
- SensationALL
Heart of the Community
- George Youngson
- Jacquie Innes
- Edward Obi
More information about Celebrate Aberdeen can be found at www.celebrate-aberdeen.org
