The Rotary Club of Carluke is pleased to be the first and only Rotary club to be awarded The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the voluntary sector equivalent of an MBE for volunteer groups.
It is awarded annually to voluntary groups to recognise and reward their outstanding achievement in helping others in the community.
This prestigious UK national honour recognises outstanding voluntary contributions and sets the national benchmark for excellence in volunteering, with the work of those awarded being judged to be of the highest standard.
The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service Committee Chair, former broadcast journalist Martyn Lewis CBE said: “This year’s winners of the Queen’s Award for Volunteering have been judged the best in an impressive galaxy of volunteering talent. The achievements of these groups prove that volunteering in embedded deep in our nation’s DNA. At grassroots level in communities across the land, there are millions of citizens identifying and tackling issues and problems that affect our society in all kinds of ways. They are the finest examples of democracy in action, giving selflessly of time and effort to make our country better for everyone. It is people like these who provide a fine incentive for even more of our citizens to join Britain’s great and growing volunteer army.”
The Rotary Club of Carluke will receive a certificate signed by The Queen and an exclusive commemorative crystal, presented by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant at a special ceremony in Scotland.
The Rotary Club of Carluke President Archie Ralston said: “We are absolutely delighted to have received this prestigious award. To be the first and only Rotary club to have ever received this award makes it even more special. On days like this we are all so grateful and humbled to receive this award, given not just to one individual but recognising everyone past and present in the Rotary Club of Carluke our volunteers, partners and friends. This award gives us so much encouragement for now and the future."
