Trefoil Guild Anglia Thanks Award
Celebrating special achievement, dedication or outstanding service
Our congratulations go to Karen Batten who is one of our most recent recipients of the Trefoil Guild Anglia Thanks Award. Karen was surprised by the presentation of the award at the recent Anglia region exec at Hautbois.
Karen was thanked and congratulated for her first region meeting as region chair and for giving so much of herself and her time to the region, not just in her current role but all her previous roles as well. Sections of the citations from her nominees were read to the region exec:
On a personal level, Karen has been an immense inspiration to me. Her encouragement and support have made me feel valued and appreciated, pushing me to develop my skills and take on roles beyond my initial comfort level. Her mentorship has been invaluable, demonstrating her commitment to not only advancing Trefoil Guild but also to the growth of its members.
Whilst Karen was still Buckinghamshire’s Chair she was selected to go on a TOPAZ Thailand trip, I followed Karen’s journey and admired her determination and energy, the project involved a lot of Girl Guiding activities, Karen took this in her stride even though she was not in Girl Guiding.
Karen first got involved in Trefoil when we were working together. After work one day she came into my office and asked me what I was doing – “prepping for the Spring Gathering” or some such Trefoil event. Can I help she says? Of course, I said and so it began. She then helped at gatherings, then joined a guild – for someone with no background in Guiding, she had the heart and soul of what we did and why and has thrown herself into all things Trefoil. She is an excellent ambassador for Trefoil and wholeheartedly deserves our thanks for all she has done for Trefoil so far – but I think a lot is yet to come.
Thank you for your dedication and commitment to Trefoil Guild Anglia; you are a very worthy recipient of the Trefoil Guild Anglia Thanks Award.
We look forward to seeing more of our volunteers being recognised and celebrated. Click below for more details of how to nominate someone for the award: