20th Aug' 2014, Paul Harris Fellows

MARY NOYES

Mary Noyes is a force of nature! Her contribution to the life of Kew as a volunteer has touched thousands of people over 30 years. Her raison d'etre seems to be to bring people of all ages together through music and the youth with her involvement with the local Brownie pack.

For over 20 years she has been an inspiring music teacher, leader and conductor, She has lead music at St. Luke's Church ,taught and lead junior school music and taught guitar particularly for youngsters, as well as having formed and led the Kew Community Choir since 2010.

 She has been instrumental in organising and producing annual community concerts involving over 100 local children singing, acting and playing instruments, alongside Kew Community choir and adult orchestral players. Also annual guitar concerts for children and adults aged from 30-70 years from the local community. In addition an annual musical play performed by St.Luke's Junior Church in conjunction with the Brownies.

The local community has benefited financially with Mary's events raising funds for many local charities.

Mary has been involved with the 2nd.Kew Brownie Pack for over 30 years, mainly as Brown Owl Leader. She has now been the District Commissioner since 1998.

Mary has improved the lives of countless local people and brought inestimable benefit to community life. I cannot think of anyone more dedicated to the local community who gives up so much of their time voluntarily.

DAVID ISAAC

David Isaac has been a long term resident of Kew and has done many years of voluntary work in the Scouting Movement, his involvement gradually increasing over the years.

Having been a Scout himself David encouraged his elder son to join the Kew Scout Group as a beaver in 1995 and went from giving parental help to running the colony, which he does to this day.

He was persuaded by the Group Scout Leader to become an Assistant Leader and became the Group Scout Leader himself within six months.

David also attended Scout camps and decided that the Cub scouts should have a regular camp as well, which he runs to this day as well as helping to run the troop, when needed, in addition to his work with the Beavers.

His administrative work involves most for the cubs, all for the beavers as well as his legal responsibility for all  the Group's paperwork as Group Scout Leader.

He has also been involved with the Drake Explorer Group and became a leader and he is now a Supervisor of the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme.

David and family have and are still involved in many camps including all the special celebratory ones for the Kew Scout Group's Centenary in 2009. He also attended the World Scout Jamboree in 2011 as a representative of his Scout District.

I cannot think of anyone more dedicated to the local youth community who gives up so much of their time to instil the principals of the Scout Movement..