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It s this selflessness that earnt Angelique the Young Citizen of the Year award from the Sunshine Coast Council on Friday. It s amazing, completely just blown away, I just don t know what to say, Ms Hallett said. More than 440 children were forced to flee their homes with a parent across the region each year. Ms Hallett said often these children left without any possessions, including their favourite toy. For two years, Ms Hallett learnt everything she could about how she could provide a teddy bear to every child in domestic violence shelters on the Sunshine Coast and in Gympie. While many of these children in shelters have their basic needs met, her research indicated that a teddy bear had been shown to bring children comfort. ....
Sunshine Coast Council At a special ceremony attended by more than 250 dignitaries, nominees and their guests, Cheryl Harris, a strong advocate for volunteering and volunteers, was today (January 22) named 2021 Sunshine Coast Citizen of the Year. As the Volunteering Sunshine Coast CEO, Cheryl has been an outstanding advocate for volunteers over the last 10 years. Under her stewardship, volunteering has grown significantly on the Sunshine Coast through collaboration with local government, business and strong community partnerships. Today there are around 64,000 volunteers supporting the Sunshine Coast community in widely diverse fields. Cheryl’s work has encompassed assisting people who were seeking paid employment to participate in volunteer work with a view to keeping skills updated and building self-esteem through the Pathways to Employment program, coordinating volunteers during a disaster event and referring potential new volunteers to not-for-profit organis ....