{"alias":"newsItem","byline":"","standfirst":"In 2022, The Queen\u2019s Award for Voluntary Service (QAVS) announced a special, new award to commemorate the late HM The Queen and her Platinum Jubilee. We\u2019re incredibly proud to be one of 20 charities chosen for the award.","content":{"layouts":[{"type":"singleColumn","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"gridImageBlock","gtmId":"gtmId","gtmClass":"gtmClass","image":"/media/19435/emblem-jpeg-qeii-platinum-jubilee-volunteering-award-jpeg-14.jpg","width":1000,"height":894,"altText":"The logo for the award shows a crown with the text \u0027Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Volunteering Award\u0027 underneath it.","caption":"","link":null},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 href=\u0022https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-queens-platinum-jubilee-volunteering-award\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Volunteering Award\u0022\u003EHM The Queen\u2019s Platinum Jubilee Volunteering Award\u003C/a\u003E celebrates the fantastic work done by national charities and their volunteers to give young people skills and opportunities.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFor us, it recognises the difference our volunteers make to young people\u2019s lives and the brilliant support Scouts gave communities throughout the pandemic. Our work was very much admired by the award\u2019s judging panel, chaired by Sir Martyn Lewis CBE.\u00A0\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWhen considering \u003Ca rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 href=\u0022https://www.gov.uk/government/news/winners-of-the-special-queen-elizabeth-ii-platinum-jubilee-volunteering-award-announced\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022Award recipients\u0022\u003Ethe award recipients\u003C/a\u003E, the panel focused on the impact the charities had on young people aged 16\u201325, and how much they involved volunteers in their work.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EHis Majesty The King, Charles III personally approved the award as one of his first acts as Monarch.\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Ch4\u003EStepping up in a time of need\u003C/h4\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDuring the pandemic, Scouts stepped up to help their communities in a time of need. They delivered prescriptions to isolating residents, raised money for good causes, made visors, and taught online skills to the elderly.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOur Young Leaders across the UK delivered activity packs to the doorsteps of isolated families, distributed food parcels, supported food banks and helped staff vaccination centres. They showed friendship and gave emotional support to vulnerable members of their communities.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOur campaign, #CareForCareHomes, encouraged them to carry out 10,000 acts of kindness, with many sending letters, videos and drawings to residents.\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"gridImageBlock","gtmId":"gtmId","gtmClass":"gtmClass","image":"/media/19434/care-homes-stone-painting.jpeg","width":1492,"height":1116,"altText":"Two stones are side by side and painted with a red heart that has a black smiley face. The year 2020 is painted on in black above the heart on the left stone, and both of them have \u0027care homes\u0027 painted on in ribbons slightly overlapping the hearts.","caption":"","link":null},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOur CEO, Matt Hyde, said:\u003C/strong\u003E \u2018It\u2019s a huge honour to receive the award. We\u2019re incredibly proud of our volunteers\u2019 work to support 16-25 year old with the skills, opportunities and encouragement they need to succeed. When things are tougher than ever for young people, we help them step up, speak up and look to the future with confidence and optimism. Thank you to every one of the volunteers who make this possible.\u2019\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOur Chief Scout, Bear Grylls, said:\u003C/strong\u003E \u2018This award shows how Scout volunteers make all the difference in their communities. Our 16\u201325-year-olds are our shining lights \u2013 inspiring us with their commitment, kindness and care for communities and their planet. Giving a little time as a volunteer to help as a Young Leader, driver, trustee, chair, treasurer, or simply doing the catering at Cub camp, will have a long-lasting, positive impact on young people\u2019s lives and help them gain vital skills for life.\u2019\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""}]}],"config":null}]},"searchDescription":null,"pageType":null,"location":null,"versionDate":"21 December 2022","reviewDate":null,"furtherReading":[{"caption":"","title":"Guidance on the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Volunteering Award","url":"https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-queens-platinum-jubilee-volunteering-award","newWindow":true},{"caption":"","title":"Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Volunteering Award winners","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/news/winners-of-the-special-queen-elizabeth-ii-platinum-jubilee-volunteering-award-announced","newWindow":true}],"relatedLinks":[{"caption":"","title":"Scouts \u2013 \u0027To help other people at all times\u0027","url":"/news/2020/august/to-help-other-people-at-all-times/","newWindow":false}],"id":48728,"nodeName":"Scouts receive HM The Queen\u2019s Platinum Jubilee Volunteering Award","title":"Scouts receive HM The Queen\u2019s Platinum Jubilee Volunteering Award","type":"newsItem","image":{"url":"/media/19450/queen-volunteering-award.jpg?width=800\u0026height=450\u0026v=1d9becd256ec5d0","caption":"Queen Volunteering Award","type":"jpg","size":119268,"width":1280,"height":720,"altText":"Logo for the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Volunteering Award"},"assets":null,"headerOptions":{"headerTitle":"Scouts receive HM The Queen\u2019s Platinum Jubilee Volunteering Award","headerSubTitle":null,"headerCta":null,"headerCtaText":null,"headerCtaLink":null,"headerBackgroundColour":null,"showSEOImage":false,"headerBackgroundImage":null,"quickLinks":null},"subHeader":"We\u2019re proud to be one of 20 charities to receive this special award.","browserTitle":null,"silktide":"eyJjbXMiOiJVbWJyYWNvIiwiZWRpdG9yVXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9wcm9kLWNtcy5zY291dHMub3JnLnVrLy91bWJyYWNvIy9jb250ZW50L2NvbnRlbnQvZWRpdC80ODcyOCJ9","canonicalUrl":"https://www.scouts.org.uk/news/2022/december/scouts-receive-hm-the-queen-s-platinum-jubilee-volunteering-award/"}