11 Jul FRONTLINE COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER TO BE HONOURED AT THE PALACE OF WESTMINSTER
Amardeep Singh Virdee, from London is one of only 25 individuals to be recognised at the Palace of Westminster with the prestigious British Citizen Award (BCA) in recognition of their extraordinary endeavours. The British Citizen Award in partnership with One Stop, is now in its eighth year and recognises exceptional individuals who positively impact their communities, charities, and individual cause.
Amardeep Singh Virdee will be honoured on 7th July 2022 with The British Citizen Award for Services to the Community at the Palace of Westminster and will receive the coveted Medal of Honour. As a legacy of his achievements, Amardeep Singh will be invited to use the post-nominals, BCAc.
Amardeep is a British born Sikh, dedicated to provide “Sewa” a selfless act, to serve the wider community.
Amardeep is passionate about his local community, volunteering for over 15 years, in addition to fundraising for Cancer Research and supporting many health services within his local area.
Amardeep has been dedicated on the frontline, assisting food banks, increasing vaccine uptake, distributing vitamin D tablets to the elderly and tackling health inequalities within the BAME community. Amardeep undertook administrative duties, posted social media publications and reached 1,000’s of people across various boroughs including; Newham, Redbridge, Barking and Dagenham. Amardeep’s innovative methods and engagement processes, resulted in three fully booked vaccine clinical sessions in 36 hours, with over 230 patients receiving their first vaccine dose.
Amardeep placed great emphasis on patient feedback and their experiences. The positive feedback echoes volumes amongst the community, where the clinic continues to operate. Featuring on BBC Asian Network, Amardeep’s devotion for helping others has increased uptake in the vaccine, over 3000 adults and children have visited the clinic, keeping the community as safe as they can be.
Amardeep continues his role as a volunteer and has gone on to support; Active Newham, Barts Health NHS Trust, Bishop of London, Food 4 All, Newham CCG, Newham London, Public Health England, Seva Street and XYLA Health and Wellbeing.
“This year’s medallists have reminded us of how many amazing people are supporting our communities, especially during these challenging times. At One Stop we serve many communities across the country, and we know how important voluntary work is to support those in need. We’re proud to be partnering with the BCA again and to play a small part in helping each medallist to be recognised. Our congratulations go to all honourees”, said Jonny McQuarrie, from BCA partner One Stop.
The Medal presentation will be hosted by TV news presenter Naga Munchetty, and attended by BCA Patron Dame Mary Perkins, Founder of Specsavers, and The Rt Hon, Lord Dholakia. The British Citizen Award was established in 2015 to recognise exceptional individuals who work tirelessly and selflessly to make a positive impact on their communities and society. The BCA recognises true community heroes who would otherwise likely be overlooked.
Dubbed ‘The People’s Honours’, each medallist has a day to remember befitting their achievements. At the Palace of Westminster medals will be presented by Senior Representatives from official partner One Stop, Places for People, Specsavers, Objective HR and Experian, who all support this unique programme. Following this, medalists are treated to an Open Top Lap of Honour tour around Central London, before attending a reception at Church House.
The British Citizen Award is widely viewed as the nation’s way of recognising extraordinary, everyday people for exceptional endeavour and are truly representative of today’s multicultural Britain.
