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JAC has been awarded the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service in a prestigious ceremony at the Oakwood Centre.
 The award was presented by the Lord Lieutenant, The Hon Mrs Bayliss JP, in a moving ceremony attended by almost 100 JAC staff, volunteers and supporters. Sam Milligan, the Development Director of JAC, accepted the crystal trophy and certificate signed by the Queen from the Lord Lieutenant. The certificate was read out in full as part of the ceremony and included greetings from HM The Queen herself!
JAC received two nominations for the award, one each from Woodley and Earley Town Councils, and is the only Berkshire winner. This prestigious national honour is the equivalent to the MBE. It sets the national benchmark for volunteering, and proves that the activities of the recipients have been judged to be of the highest standard.
Shelagh Flower, former Mayor of Woodley has said "I am really thrilled that JAC have been given the Queens Award for Voluntary Service. This prestigious award is well deserved and a just reward for the dedication and commitment shown by all those involved with JAC".
The certificate reads as follows:
ELIZABETH THE SECOND, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Our other Realms and Territories Queen, Defender of the Faith, to
JUST AROUND THE CORNER, giving hope to young people enabling them to make positiive choices through demonstrating love and acceptance
Greeting!
We being cognisant of the said group's outstanding voluntary work in the community and being desirous of showing Our Royal Favour do hereby confer upon it:
THE QUEEN'S GOLDEN JUBILIEE AWARD
for voluntary service by groups in the community 2008
for such period as the group continues to provide it's current service and do herby give permission for the authorised emblem of the said Award to be displayed on the group's letterhead and other public material.
Given at Our Court of Saint James's under Our Royal Sign Manual this second day of June 2008 in the fifty-seventh year of Our Reign
[signed]
ELIZABETH R
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