Young Volunteer of the Year 2019 - Michael Denvir - Congratulations!
Nov 21, 2019
SCA Recognition Award Winners - Young Volunteer of the Year 2019
People are at the heart of paddling in Scotland and SCA tries to recognise this in part through the Annual Recognition Awards. We all know someone who puts in that bit extra, goes beyond their normal duties, stays later, always seems to be available, always happy to help.
Congratulations to all the nominees and winners in 2019, and on behalf of the paddlesport community, a big THANK YOU for all that you do.
Young Volunteer of the Year: This award recognises a young person (under 19) who commits time and effort to the club, centre or community throughout the year in one or more unpaid roles.
Winner: Michael Denvir
“Kind and thoughtful are the first couple of words used to describe Michael the way he goes about his coaching of younger paddlers. In slalom peer coaching, he is always wanting to help his peers and younger paddlers get better. He sacrifices his own practice time to help less experienced paddlers grow in confidence. Michael stepped up his game this year and completed his Paddlesport Instructor and coached for 5 of 6 weeks of our summer classes - the kids had a great time and some have signed up for courses to continue on."
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