SHINE ON RECOGNITION 2018-19
 
 
The Shine on Awards: “Recognising exceptional community service by a person with Special Needs
 
Rotary’s Shine on Awards recognize those with who have special needs/ disability, who challenge themselves and provide service to the community for the benefit of others.
 
This is an annual Australia-wide Rotary award recognising exceptional service to others by people with special needs/ disabilities.
 Eligible Nominees are people who are actively involved in community service and have demonstrated a significant level of achievement whilst managing a specific medical disorder/disability.
 
The Shine on Awards acknowledge individuals in recognition of their commitment to helping others who are aligning themselves to Rotary’s values and who by their actions in the Rotary spirit of "Service Above Self", serve as "shining examples" to the community by providing a significant and positive contribution to the community.
This year the awardee nominee is Claire Wilson.
 
Helping in the community has been an active part of Claire life, Claire takes real pride in her work and is a very dedicated to getting the job done. Within 4Cs she is known as the “eggspert” where Claire sorts eggs and repackages them.
Claire has a warm and compassionate heart for people and can carry herself quite confidently in the community.
 
She has not let multiple disabilities dissuade her from her creative pursuits and has developed many strengths and achievements in adult life and has grown in independence, to be the best “Claire” that she can be.
This is why Claire has achieved and improved herself and touched many others in her life especially through volunteering in the community.
 
Claire has volunteered at 4Cs Crisis Centre in Pakenham for over 5 years, Claire has also volunteered at the Kooweerup hospital kitchen.
 
Claire enjoys many creative pursuits and is an active ballroom dancer, where she has completed her Bronze Bar. She has sung in the “All Together” choir with Jonathan Welch’s combined choirs “School of Hard Knocks”
 
Claire has designed and has her own sewing label “SewWot” and with her creative mentor Maree they design and sew baby items for sale and for pleasure.
 
Claire has also had the opportunity to design a unique set of designer Tea Towels for drought relief in co-operation with Claire Templeton from Square Mile Meats. Claire has personally raised more $2,000.00 in funds in selling these specially design tea towels for the drought relief program.