Jacob Dombroski, Rochelle Waters
and Amelia Eades were bestowed with a National Achievement
Award by Governor General Rt Hon Dame Patsy Reddy.
The
Governor-General, who is the patron of the New Zealand Down
Syndrome Association (NZDSA), also handed out the Val
Sturgess Volunteer of the Year Award to Kathryn Sadgrove
from Northland.
The awards had to be postponed in 2020
due to the Covid 19 lockdown, so the selection panel had a
difficult task picking winners from a large group of
well-deserving and high-calibre nominations across two
years.
National Executive Officer Zandra Vaccarino
says that Amelia, Jacob and Rochelle are incredibly
talented, independent young people who are wonderful role