Apr 16 – Rotary Club Annual Awards Presentation
The Rotary Club of Gibraltar held its annual Award Presentations at the Rock Hotel on Tuesday. The Rotarians offer these annual awards in recognition of people in our community worthy of special attention. The three awards presented on the evening covered the categories of, ‘a young person’, ‘a civil or public servant’, and ‘an elder’.
Hosting this year’s event, Jane Hart, President, went on to introduce the first award of the night, the Joe Gaggero Honoured Elder Award. This award is presented to an elder member of our community who continues to offer help and support to others within the community, mainly through voluntary work. The award sends the message that, by doing so, elder members can keep themselves young.
The person who this year received the Joe Gaggero Honoured Elder Award is Mr. John Murphy (pictured, top left).
The Youth Award was given to Francesca Makey (pictured below). This award is given to young people under the age of 18 that have shown great courage, dedication to a cause, or have worked selflessly for others in their community.
The Civil Servant Award was presented to Daniel Guerrero (bottom picture), of the Ministry for Sports, Culture, Heritage & Youth.
This award is aimed at those who in their workplace, especially if dealing with the public, go above and beyond what is required from them. This award is not aimed at the managers and others in positions of authority but is for ordinary employees who show extraordinary dedication to their tasks especially when helping the general public.
Jane Hart, President said: “For this reason we are pleased to present Daniel with the Rotary Club of Gibraltar Civil Servant of the Year Award."
Each recipient was presented with a plaque and a cheque for £100 in recognition of their contribution to the community.
The evening was supported by Fellow Rotarians and Award winners family and friends.
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