The Great Big Thank You Awards 2016: Selfless work is rewarded for this fab four
These four people make our communities a better place. Their work has not gone unnoticed either because they have all been selected for the Community Champions category of the Great Big Thank You Awards.
Jagraj Poselay, aged 46, a Tesco delivery driver, from Walsall, has been helping people in his community for years and has set up entertainment nights and shows to raise thousands of pounds for good causes.
His friend Rachel Perks, 35, of Stafford Road, Wolverhampton, said: "Jag is just fantastic. He is so committed to his charity work. When he runs shows people say they can't wait for the next one."
Ann Wood, 74, spent 30 years working for Wolverhampton council before pledging to volunteer in the community after she retired.
Since then, she has become the chairwoman of the Community Association at the Hub, Ashmore Park, and also spends three days a week helping to organise 35 weekly clubs.
Angela Hall, 55, of Ashmore Park, who works with Ann as a booking officer said: "Ann is absolutely lovely, she is so helpful. She's like a favourite aunt or relative that people go to to share their problems and Ann always finds a way to help."
Former nurse Eileen White has spent the last 20 years supporting people with physical and learning disabilities, while also helping out at a hospital and hospice.
Eileen, of Clifton Avenue, Aldridge, is secretary of the Pelsall Disabled Organisation and spends her time organising trips, events and holidays.
Anne McEwan, 77, has known Eileen for the last seven years.
She is a club member and secretary because of mobility issues due to her knee problem and an ulcerated leg, which means she knows firsthand how important Eileen's work is.
She said: "Eileen doesn't like to see anyone go without and always goes that bit further to make sure members of the organisation can do what they want to do."
Edna Barker, from Wednesbury, is not your every day 82-year-old. Over the last 13 years she has worked none-stop to make sure the voices of older people are heard within her community and beyond.
She joined organisation Agewell in 2003 and is now chair of the organisation that aims at improving the quality of life of those aged 50 and above.
Deborah Harrold, 54, of Rowley Regis, a director of Agewell, said: "She is very young-spirited, age is no barrier to her,and she's a great representative of the organisation."
