TYMES TRUST ALERT
02 June 2010

Jane Colby FRSA
Executive Director
The Young ME Sufferers Trust
www.tymestrust.org

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THE YOUNG ME SUFFERERS TRUST WINS
THE QUEEN'S AWARD FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE -
THE MBE FOR VOLUNTEER GROUPS

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The Young ME Sufferers Trust (Tymes Trust) has won the The Queen's Award
for Voluntary Service, the MBE for volunteer groups.

The prestigious National Honour recognises outstanding contributions made
to communities by groups voluntarily devoting their time for the benefit
of others. It sets the national benchmark for excellence in volunteering,
with the work of those awarded being judged of the highest standard.

The Young ME Sufferers Trust has received the Award for pursuing the
educational rights and advancing the care of children with ME.

Winners of this year's Award were selected from 341 groups nominated by
members of the public who have been helped personally or witnessed the
benefits of a group's work in their community. Tymes Trust will receive a
certificate signed by the Queen and an exclusive commemorative crystal,
presented by Her Majesty's representative in Essex, Lord Petre, at a
special ceremony. The group has also received an invitation for
representatives to attend a Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace in
the summer.

Speaking of their success, former head teacher Jane Colby, Executive
Director of The Young ME Sufferers Trust said: "It is a wonderful honour
to have our work recognised by the Queen. ME devastates children's lives.
It is potentially severe and chronic and is the biggest cause of long
term sickness absence from schools."

The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service Main Award Committee Chair and
former broadcast journalist Martyn Lewis CBE said, "Outstanding volunteer
groups across the UK all too often go without recognition for the truly
amazing work they do, despite the vital part they play in helping bind
our communities together. It's a great pleasure to celebrate the efforts
of The Young ME Sufferers Trust with The Queen's Award for Voluntary
Service and help raise awareness of all they do for the benefit of
others."

The Young ME Sufferers Trust
PO Box 4347, Stock, Essex, CM4 9TE
www.tymestrust.org
Tel: 0845 003 9002

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Jane Colby is Executive Director of The Young ME Sufferers Trust.
She was a Headteacher for nine years, a member of the government
Chief Medical Officer's Working Group on CFS/ME and co-authored
ME/CFS In UK Schools, the largest epidemiological study of ME to
date. She is a member of the National Association of Educational
Inspectors, Advisers and Consultants (now ASPECT), a life member
of the National Association of Head Teachers and a Fellow of the
Royal Society of Arts.

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