INSPIRATIONAL PENRITH SENIORS CELEBRATED
WITH 2021 LOCAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
ONE OF THE WINNERS, VIVIENNE ROSS, SAID SHE WAS HUMBLED TO RECEIVE THE AWARD, AND PLEASED THAT IT ALLOWED HER TO SHINE A LIGHT ON THE NEPEAN BLUE MOUNTAINS PARKINSON’S SUPPORT GROUP.
“IT’S IMPORTANT BECAUSE THERE’S NOT A LOT OF AWARENESS ABOUT PARKINSON’S, AND THERE’S SO MUCH INFORMATION TO GIVE TO PEOPLE WITH PARKINSON’S THAT WE’RE TRYING TO CONNECT WITH. GETTING THE WORD OUT TO PEOPLE THAT DON’T KNOW WE’RE AROUND IS IMPORTANT, SO THEY CAN HAVE SOME SUPPORT, SOME INFORMATION, AND SOME SOCIAL ACTIVITIES TO HELP THEM MANAGE THEIR PARKINSON’S BETTER.”
INSPIRATIONAL PENRITH SENIORS CELEBRATED
WITH 2022 LOCAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
STUART AYRES MP, MEMBER FOR PENRITH PRESENTED FOUR SENIORS WITH LOCAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS AS PART OF THE 2022 NSW SENIORS FESTIVAL.
AWARD WINNERS RECEIVED THEIR ACCOLADE AT THE PENRITH CBD CORPORATIONS SENIORS MORNING TEA HELD AT THE PENRITH RSL CLUB.
“FRANK, JENNIFER, TERRY AND VALENTINA SHOWCASE THE QUALITIES OF SENIORS WHO MAKE OUR LOCAL AREA SUCH A DIVERSE, ACTIVE AND INSPIRATIONAL PLACE TO LIVE,” STUART AYRES SAID.
“I CONGRATULATE AND THANK THEM FOR THEIR GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS, REMARKABLE SKILLS AND EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE WHICH CONTINUES TO BENEFIT OUR COMMUNITY.”
THE AWARD WINNERS WERE CAREFULLY SELECTED FROM A HIGH CALIBRE OF NOMINEES AND HIGHLIGHT THE DIVERSE WAYS SENIORS SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES, COMMUNITIES AND SOCIETY MORE BROADLY.
RECIPIENTS FOR THE PENRITH LOCAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS ARE:
• FRANK PORTELLI - SERVICE TO THE PENRITH COMMUNITY THROUGH THE RSL & ROTARY
• JENNIFER HOTOP – SERVICE TO THE PENRITH REGIONAL GALLERY
• TERRY KING - SERVICE TO THE NEPEAN BLUE MOUNTAINS PARKINSON'S SUPPORT GROUP -
• VALENTINA NADJ - VOLUNTEER SERVICE TO YORK PUBLIC SCHOOL.
THE LOCAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS ARE AMONG AN ARRAY OF EVENTS TAKING PLACE ACROSS THE STATE AS PART OF THE 2022 NSW SENIORS FESTIVAL.
