It has been an incredible year for our student Marrow groups and this has been recognised by their peers. Nine of the 44 university groups have been presented with prestigious awards by their universities.
Charlotte Connolly, Regional Recruitment Manager at Anthony Nolan, said: ‘The Marrow groups have had an amazing year and it’s brilliant to see their hard work recognised. Marrow volunteers recruit thousands of students to the bone marrow register and help us to reach more young donors. They also raise an incredible £100,000 for the charity each year.’
Sheffield Marrow won the Commitment to Collaboration award from Sheffield Students’ Union for working with other societies to engage with new potential donors. Meanwhile, Keele Students’ Union awarded the Most Improved Society award to Keele Marrow, a new group who have had an incredible first two years.
Liverpool Marrow and KCL Marrow picked up the awards for Most Impact on the Community in their respective student unions. Nottingham Marrow won the 2013 Student Volunteering Project of the Year and Newcastle Marrow won Most Improved Society of the Year.
Surrey Marrow’s Fundraising Officer won Student Volunteer of the Year for their commitment and success in fundraising at Surrey University. Another high achiever was Leeds Marrow, who won the Riley Smith Award for Best Campaign and Project of the Year at the Leeds for Life Citizenship Awards.
Middlesex Marrow managed to scoop three awards including Best New Group, Most Developed Group, and Campaign of the Year at their Activities Awards.
Charlotte adds, ‘Congratulations to all of our Marrow groups for their outstanding achievements. Marrow volunteers run amazing campaigns and recruit 25% of all people who go on to donate, which is an incredible accomplishment. Their commitment and support for the charity is something to be very proud of.’
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