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At a recent award ceremony three Caithness voluntary organisations were presented with their Volunteer Friendly Awards.

Jennifer Macdonald, manager of the British Red Cross Shop in Thurso, Michele Whibley, manager of Homeaid Caithness & Sutherland, and Margaret Allan, manager of the Laurandy Centre Wick, were presented with the awards by Rob Gibson MSP.  Mr Gibson said “Caithness groups and individuals always show their true community spirit by volunteering.  The team at the Laurandy Centre, British Red Cross Shop and Homeaid have made many lives better as a result, congratulations to them all”  

The Volunteer Friendly Awards in Caithness are co-ordinated by Catherine Patterson based in Caithness Voluntary Group.  She supports groups while they are working on the awards and is the local contact. 

Jennifer Macdonald of the British Red cross Shop Thurso [centre left], Michele Whibley of Homeaid Caithness & Sutherland [centre] and Margaret Allan of the Laurandy Centre are seen here with Catherine Patterson [far left] and Rob Gibson MSP [far right] together with some of their volunteers at a recent ceremony in the Laurandy Centre, Wick.

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