THE CYMFED AWARD

We know that there are 100s of people who have dedicated their lives to working with and for young people, often in a thankless role. This is your opportunity to thank the person in your community who truly goes above and before for young people. Your CYMFed Award nominee should not be paid for the work they are nominated for.

Nomination Tips: Does your Parish have a truly excellent volunteer youth leader? Is your local Scout leader always there to offer advice and support? Does your Diocese have an incredible Youth Minister who has inspired generations of young people? The 2019 award recipient was Dawn Wilkinson from the Diocese of Salford.

Dawn has committed every Sunday for the last 16 years to the St Monica’s Impact Group in Manchester. Which has enabled young people from the primary school to stay connected to the parish and to their primary friends, as well as walk a journey of faith and action together. Dawn is also an active member of the parish accompanying young families and helping them to feel fully welcome and part of the parish community. She is part of the parish forum group which has reached out to parishioners in the local area, visiting them at home and inviting them to church events. Her help also enabled the first community sponsorship family to come from Syria and settle in the UK, in the parish. Dawn is always putting the needs of the community before her own and doing everything she can to make a positive impact in the world and the parish around her. On top of this, Dawn is a loving mum to three grown-up children who recognise and appreciate all her efforts for her local community. She is a role model and is appreciated by many. No one deserves to be recognised more than Dawn for her unfailing commitment.

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Deadline extended to the 15th May 2022 by 8pm