A SIX-year-old girl from Warrington is to be honoured with the British Citizen Youth Award at a ceremony at the Palace of Westminster next month.
Ivy Scott, from Woolston, will be one of 24 young people honoured with the award for making a positive impact on their community and wider society through kindness and commitment to a multitude of causes.
Each of the inspirational young people will be presented with the BCyA Medal of Honour on October 12.
Ivy’s fundraising has positively impacted nearly 300 families of children staying in hospital, making a real difference during often frightening and uncertain times.
She herself was born with a heart condition and underwent three open heart operations at Alder Hey Hospital in Liverpool. Despite everyday activities being exhausting and challenging for her, she took part in 3km walks twice, raising more than £8,000 for Alder Hey.
Ivy knows that Christmas is a very special time at Alder Hey and how staff work extra hard to make it so special for all their young patients. She wanted to show her gratitude, so in her first year of fundraising, she made more than 90 gift bags containing presents for children of all ages.
This was followed by collecting teddy bears to donate to the wards during the Christmas period, and during COVID-19, Ivy raised money through her fundraising platform to ensure the hospital could still support families during Christmas. She has also raised money for “Tiny Tickers” and “Little Hearts Matter”, two very special charities for children with heart defects.
The BCyA Medal of Honour bears the words “For the Good of the Country” and is presented to only a small number of exceptional young individuals annually. The British Citizen Youth Award, in partnership with Specsavers, is widely viewed as the nation’s way of recognising extraordinary, everyday young people for exceptional endeavour and is truly representative of today’s multicultural Britain.
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2024 medal presentations. Register online at www.britishcitizenyouthawards.co.uk.
