Royal honour for C4C

Ahoghill based Coaching4Christ (C4C) has been awarded The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service which recognises outstanding work by volunteer groups to benefit their local communities.

It was among three County Antrim winners of the coveted accolade.

Based in Ahoghill, C4C aims to transform the lives of young people through sport. It has been operational for over 15 years during which time over 100000 young people have benefitted from the services provided by the organisation’s 60 volunteers.

As a highly valued and respected part of the local community, its excellent reputation has spread across the globe and C4C is now recognised as an excellent example of good practice worldwide. As a result ,volunteers have visited other countries such as Spain and Uganda to impart the organisation’s principles of commitment, unity and life transformation through

sport. International visitors have also visited the Ahoghill centre in order to gain an insight into the organisation’s unique work with young people. The C4C Youth Academy currently has 250 young people enrolled. Volunteers help with sports coaching and character/lifestyle in the C4C centre itself as well as in schools, community centres, churches and other venues across Northern Ireland.

The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service scheme was established in 2002 to celebrate the Queen’s Golden Jubilee, and the prestigious recognition is the equivalent of an MBE for voluntary groups.

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