Last night we hosted our first annual Cartrefi Awards at the Village Hotel in Cardiff, and what a night it was!
Our Cartrefi community came together from across Wales to celebrate the #EverydayRemarkable and recognise the incredible achievements of the people we support and our colleagues.
We had an amazing evening, full of celebration, friendship, fun, and of course, dancing at every given opportunity!
There were 20 awards overall; 10 for the people we support and 10 for colleagues, each based on our organisational values and goals.
Without further ado, we are delighted to announce our winners:
Awards for the People We Support
Winner of the Honest Voice Award:
- Thomas Watling
Winner of the Trust Builder Award:
- Steven Thompson
Winner of the Kind Heart Award:
- Jemma Moore
Winner of the Respect in Action Award:
- Anne Barnette
Winner of the Wellbeing Warrior Award:
- Deborah Norman
Winner of the Community Champion Award:
- Craig Roberts
Winner of the Confidence Breakthrough Award:
- Catherine Donaldson
Winner of the Creative Spirit Award:
- Laura Bailey
Winner of the Friendship Award
- Jaydan Davies
Winner of the Independence Achievement Award
- Emma McDonald
We also announced the winner of our annual Christmas card competition, which went to Claire Dyer for her festive design.
Awards for Colleagues
Winner of the Pillar of Honesty Award:
- Sioned Evans
Winner of the Trusted Colleague Award:
- Caroline Stock
Winner of the Everyday Kindness Award:
- Ian Aikman
Winner of the Call of the Wild Respectful Leader Award:
- Abbey James
Winner of the Wellbeing Advocate Award:
- Mia Hayward
Winner of the the Sona Innovation in Support Award:
- Sheila Christian
Winner of the Carehires Above & Beyond Award:
- Karen Christie
Winners of the Team Spirit Award:
- Kim O’Connor, Laura Brunt, Rebecca Blakeney-Rudd, Phoebe Davies & Terina Brown
Winner of the Lived Values Award:
- Karli Williams
Winner of the Rising Star Award:
- Shannon Jones
A massive congratulations to all our winners! Your achievements are part of what makes Cartrefi such a vibrant and positive community. We would also like to congratulate all our finalists – getting to this stage was an incredible achievement in itself, well done!
Once again, we would like to take this opportunity to thank all our sponsors for their generous support which helped make the evening the success that it was. Thank you to: Sona, Carehires, Call of the Wild, Regulatory Solution, Mark Isherwood MS, Gomer Williams Solicitors and Hugh James.
Finally, thank you to everyone who attended the awards, showing up to support their friends and colleagues. We hope you had a fantastic time and can continue cheering each other on, celebrating our achievements together.