Shopmobility Aberdeen, a local charity based in Union Square Aberdeen enabling people with permanent or temporary disabilities to use Aberdeen’s retail, leisure and community spaces and access the city and surrounding area freely, were one of 281 charities in the UK to be awarded the Kings Award for Voluntary Service (KAVS).
Created in 2002, this Award gives recognition to charities doing the most to support their communities and the people in them, with a real goal to award charities that have the highest standards in everything that they do and that have made a large and meaningful impact in their respective communities. The Award is the highest form of recognition for a charity in the United Kingdom, equivalent to an MBE.
Shopmobility Aberdeen and the volunteers involved have been supporting people living in and visiting Aberdeen for over 30 years, aiming ultimately to empower those with limited mobility to be “as independent as possible, for as long as possible.” The people and their families that have been supported are given the opportunity to do what matters to them because of the hard work, commitment, enthusiasm and dedication of the volunteers, with the charity making a real impact in breaking stigma and social barriers.
Image credit of Normal Adams – ACC Photography.
