SCULT Sport Volunteer Awards 2018 Have Been Announced!
November 30th, 2018
The SCULT Awards Ceremony 2018 took place on November 30th at Tallinn University, Estonia, and as part of the Inspiration Day for Sport Friends and Volunteers – SCULT Fest 2018 – organised by SCULT, the World Sport Volunteers Movement.
Check out our blogpost of the 2018 winners HERE, the blogpost HERE and see the beautiful photo gallery of SCULT Fest 2018 HERE!
SCULT Fest & SCULT Awards are part of the internationalization process of the World Sport Volunteers Movement SCULT.com, supported partly by the Erasmus+ Sport Program and the Estonian National Foundation of Civil Society.
For many years, Jenni-Kaija has been a tremendous help when it comes to organising sport events. She is active and does great work in her own gymnastics club as well as the Finnish Gymnastics Federation. She is the kind of volunteer organizers value highly and hope to have in the future!
This year the prize belongs to an event that made a huge contribution to increase people’s movement habits and help achieve a healthier and more sporty society. The Children Games engaged 2400 pre-school teachers from 217 Lithuanian kindergartens. Over 10,000 preschoolers participated in the project. Without the help of volunteers, this event would not have taken place.
Laurent has devoted himself to volunteering for over ten years. He has spent a lot of time analyzing the social roles of sport both inside and outside his own country. It is also a great recognition that he has taken the aim of treating all people equally and offering sporting opportunities to everyone. Laurent is the President of Sport and Citizenship Think Tank.
In addition to the World Championships races, the Kanu WM organisers also did a race for the public. What made it so special was the fact that the winner was not the first one to cross the finish line, but the participant that finished right in the middle.
This year, Halmstad became the smallest town to ever host the World Championships in table tennis. At the same time, a very large portion of the local community were successfully involved in organising the event. The event was a huge success with over 300 million TV-viewers in 140 countries world-wide and 28000 articles produced about the event.
Krister's everyday job is in the public sector, yet he dedicates every moment he can find to the success of different Estonian sports events. Every year, Krister's portfolio is supplemented by tens of sports events all around Estonia.
Romet has managed to assist in organising lots of sports events during his 13 years – 31 of them in total. When asked about where his love for volunteering comes from, he answeres without any hesitation: "straight from the heart!"
Pille has volunteered at all kinds of sports events. She believes it's very important to cultivate proper moving habits in children from an early age, so she brings people closer to sports every day, at work and in her private life.
With Riina's leadership, Pärnu Kahe Sille sportsclub has established a system to better involve and motivate volunteers. This system plays a huge role in the successful organisation of many sports events around Pärnu. Riina is a real team player – she has managed to involve volunteers of all ages and backgrounds, many of whom have stayed active in volunteering for longer periods.
With Mait's leadership, the Kalevi infantry battallion has provided heaps of quality volunteer help to numerous sports events. According to his colleague, the construction of the catering area for IRONMAN Tallinn was a "walk in the park" thanks to Mait and his crew.
The Paikuse Division has been helping around in many Club Tartu Marathon (and other) sports events, regulating traffic, providing security and so on. They have found a great way to connect practice and volunteering.
As a lifesaver, Veido has been responsible many high importance tasks in many triathlon events. He is normally responsible for the accurate placement of buoys in the swimming area, taking measurements and coordinating the location and activities of the entire lifesavers crew. In addition, he has managed to bring other colleagues of his closer to volunteering.