2009 Award Finalists
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FINALIST: Young Leader Andrea Evans is a Youth Worker at St John Cymru Wales |
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| St John Cymru is a Welsh voluntary first aid organisation with more than 4,700 members across the country. With over 60% of its members under 25 it is also one of the country’s leading youth movements.
Andrea, 22 years old, is a devoted, dedicated and inspirational youth leader at St John Cymru Wales. Her determination and passion to help others is even more remarkable considering the significant personal adversity she has overcome, demonstrating an outstanding commitments and focus. Andrea has been a member of St John Wales since the age of 10 and dedicated a huge amount of time to the charity. Her enthusiasm and passion for youth work earned her a county Cadet of the Year award in 2001, which gave her an opportunity to meet the members of the Royal Family. At the age of 16 she contracted meningitis and, after eight months of battling the illness, complications led to her requiring a kidney transplant and the amputation of both of her legs. However, personal adversity has not stopped Andrea from remaining positive and she refuses to let her disability to overcome her. As soon as she recovered, Andrea returned to St John Cymru Wales with the more determination to help others. Her work and involvement throughout the charity earned Andrea respect and appreciation from her peers. In 2007, she was made Youth Leader of the St John Cymru Radyr division, and she is also a core member of the ‘Our Voice’ team, which advises on youth activity within the charity and organises the annual Youth Conference. She was also awarded the Wales Youth of the Year awardfor 2008. But most importantly, Andrea sets an example to all of us showing that nothing can stop you from achieving your goals. |
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