GRASSROOTS Luton congratulates our partner organisation LUTON COUNCIL OF FAITHS (LCoF) for having received this year, The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service (QAVS), which is the highest award a voluntary group can receive in the UK.
LUTON COUNCIL OF FAITHS will receive the award crystal and certificate from The Queen’s representative HM Lord-Lieutenant of Bedfordshire, Helen Nellis, later this summer.
The QAVS recipients are announced each year on 2nd June, the anniversary of The Queen’s Coronation. While nationally LUTON COUNCIL OF FAITHS is one of 241 charities, in the Bedfordshire County, it is the only organisation to receive the prestigious award this year,
Zafar Khan, Chair of LUTON COUNCIL OF FAITHS says: “We are extremely delighted to receive this award recognising the hard work of our volunteers, young and old from different faiths and cultures supporting our work over the years especially in schools where children participate in our numerous events culminating in our Annual Peace Walk event. This recognition is also timely as LUTON COUNCIL OF FAITHS celebrates its 25th Anniversary.”
HM Lord-Lieutenant of Bedfordshire, Helen Nellis said "I am delighted that LUTON COUNCIL OF FAITHS has been recognised with this prestigious Award. It is doing a tremendous job of reaching out to the various groups within our community and helping people to live in peace and harmony. My sincere congratulations to all at LUTON COUNCIL OF FAITHS; I look forward to presenting them with their award”.
Revd Canon David Lawson, Chair of GRASSROOTS Programme said, “What wonderful news that Luton Council of Faiths (LCoF) has been awarded the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service. This is surely testimony to the work of LCoF over many years working tirelessly to make Luton a peaceful and harmonious community. So many people, too numerous to mention, from a variety of faiths and cultures, are committed to making LCoF’s vision a reality, and the Queen’s Award is for them. Grassroots sends LCoF our heartiest congratulations and looks forward to continuing to work with them as our partner organisation.”
David Jonathan (Johny), Director, for both GRASSROOTS & LUTON COUNCIL OF FAITHS said, “THANK YOU to all those who have been actively supporting our work and for believing in our vision that PEACE (and peaceful co-existence) is possible, provided we do not just believe in PEACE or just pray for it but also actively work for it. Some critics say it is as fragile as a candle flame, but our response has always been it is better to keep lighting a candle than to curse the darkness.”
For LUTON COUNCIL OF FAITHS Press Release, please click here.
For a Congratulations letter from the Government of UK’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport, please click here.
