16 Dec 2022
A church volunteer, a green-fingered resident, a community-focused young boy and an Acis neighbourhood manager have been recognised for their achievements with this year’s awards
The Our Heroes awards help recognise some of the previously unsung heroes in the communities where we work.
Church volunteer Jill Carson picked up the ‘Neighbour of the Year’ prize for her tireless efforts helping out anyone in the local community. She has raised thousands of pounds for the church by setting up a second-hand emporium for the local community. Jill also organizes activities for youngsters during school holidays, day trips for the older members of the community and even supports local businesses in getting the word out.
On the award, Jill said: “This is amazing, thank you.
“It’s been a lot of hard work but I just wanted to try and help the church and do a bit for the village.
“This is a nice extra little reward.”
An Acis tenant in Sheffield scooped the ‘Garden Guru’ award for their work to brighten up their garden after with flowers and even grows her own vegetables.
Winner of the award, Carol Robinson said: “This is amazing. I’m so shocked to have won.
“If your garden is nice, your home is nice. I’m so happy with this.”
Gainsborough youngster, Freddie Burton-Plumtree won the ‘Young Person of the Year’ award after his focus on his community didn’t go unnoticed. Young Freddie loves helping out in his area by supporting litter picks and keeping his streets tidy.
Freddie’s mum, Sophie said: “I’m really proud of Freddie. Whenever I ask if he wants to go out anywhere he just wants to go out and litter pick to help the community.
And finally, Acis’ own Taylor Gibson took away the Customer First award after being nominated for his work in supporting tenants and the communities, as well as helping his own colleagues.
Nominated by a tenant, Taylor is recognised for his commitment to doing what’s right for his customers and making sure solutions are found with any issues that come up – putting his customers at the heart of everything he does.
On the award, Taylor said: “I’m proud and grateful of winning the award - We all want to do a good job and get the right outcomes and results for our customers, that’s what we all do each and every day.
“We constantly see examples of how the work we do positively impacts our customers and it’s great to be recognised for what we do.”
Each winner and shortlisted entry received a prize tailored to their circumstances.
Acis Head of Business Development Claire Woodward said: “Every year it’s great to see all the amazing people who make a difference in our communities.
“At Acis we’re proud that we can continue to recognise the things that people do every day to make their areas better.”