Diverse Abilities has celebrated the return of its annual Thank You Awards at Hoburne Park. The awards celebrate the extraordinary people connected to the Dorset-based charity that supports children and adults living with disabilities in the county.

Categories include Employee Achievement Award, Corporate Support Award, Volunteer/Volunteer Team of the Year, Outstanding Contribution, Individual Fundraiser of the Year, Individual Supported Who’s Achieved Something Remarkable, and Staff Team Who Have Gone Above and Beyond.

This year’s winners include Volunteer of the Year Pam Harrison for being willing to help all the individuals and employees at The Beehive, and the award for Staff Team Going Above and Beyond went to the Supported Living On Call Team for dealing with any situation at short notice and handling issues well under pressure. 

A fantastic twelve of the people supported by the charity scooped up awards for achieving something remarkable. 

Rosie Kennar, Director at Hoburne, commented: “We are thrilled to have been able to host this years’ Thank You Awards and celebrate the wonderful achievements made by the people supported by the charity, the hard-working staff teams, and local organisations who support the charity”. 

Charlotte Holdaway, HR manager, added: “It’s great that the Thank You Awards have returned after a two-year break during the COVID-19 pandemic. We see the amazing job that our teams across the charity do every day, how committed our volunteers and supporters are to the charity and the remarkable achievements that the people we support accomplish throughout the year. These awards are a wonderful way to say thank you and celebrate these extraordinary people.”

Visit diverseabilities.org.uk for more information about the services offered by Diverse Abilities for adults and children with physical and learning disabilities across Dorset.