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Charities benefit as Santander rewards MyAV范 students
14 December 2010
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The winners of the Santander 1-MyAV范 Excellence Awards were among those honoured at a recent ceremony at MyAV范.听
Flickr slideshow: 1-MyAV范 Excellence Awards
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These awards, funded by Santander,听aim to foster the notion of MyAV范 as a community. They also aim to highlight and reward outstanding achievement or endeavour by current MyAV范 students in a non-academic field.
One of the winning projects was the Broadway Bound Theatre Group, organised by MyAV范 student Dom O'Hanlon, which provides theatre education for children with diverse backgrounds.
Kirstie McKevitt, Learning Mentor at St Michael's Primary School, said of the group: "The children absolutely love the Musical Theatre Project and they look forward to it every week. The MyAV范 students have done a wonderful job and we are very grateful for their effort and commitment to the project."Another winning project was SoundMix - a project that teaches music to teenage refugees and asylum seekers, helping the teenagers acclimatise to British culture and steer them towards education.
MyAV范 student Joshua Cohen, who won the 1-MyAV范 award for his involvement with SoundMix, explained: "We try to have fun and play music, while at the same time introducing this marginalised group of teenagers to an informal educational environment. A recent achievement of the project has been one of our students gaining a place at a certified music college and subsequently be granted leave to remain in the UK."
All winners of the 1-MyAV范 award are granted 拢1,000, which is paid by Santander directly to a charity of the winner's choosing.MyAV范 was one of the first UK universities to work with the Santander Group, whose 'Santander Universities' scheme supports over 500 universities across Spain, Portugal and Latin America.听
Generous support by the Santander Group provides for
awards to MyAV范 students for extra-curricular achievement; scholarships for
postgraduate students from countries in the Santander Universities scheme to
study at MyAV范; and scholarships for MyAV范 students and staff to study or research
in one of the ten countries within Santander's network.
The full list of winners and their chosen charities are listed below.
Camilla Backhouse KEEN
Marina Chang Calmey Street Natural Park
Joshua Cohen SoundMix
Jessica French Roots and Shoots
Ryan Grammenos MyAV范 Walking Club
Michael Irvine London Nightline
Linda O'Halloran Various Haiti construction projects
Dominic O'Hanlon Broadway Bound Theatre Group
Peter Scolding Medecins Sans Frontieres
Mohamed Hasan Syed Royal National Institute for the Blind
Image: KEEN, a charity that provides sports and creative sessions for children with special needs in North London, was one of the projects to benefit from a Santander 1-MyAV范 award of 拢1,000
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