Who : Brenda Parsons.
Award : Paul Harris 3 Sapphire
When : Rotary District Assembly 22/04/23
Reason:
Creating and establishing a resilience response system for Rotary across SE England during Covid. While also being the Rotary first point of call for the NHS, the Kent Resilience Forum and the Voluntary & Community Sector Emergency Response for SE England.
Also established was an emergency mentor support across Medway in partnership with the Council. A team were brought together to review and support with covid grants. The network remains in place.
In there own words:
"Was full on as I got late night calls for support at short notice from Medway to Folkestone London and Southampton. Rotarians we’re just brilliant and turned out!!even over Christmas!! ... Rotarians were amazing. I did not over 2 years get a negative response from the team of 13"
This is Brenda's 4th Paul Harris Award!