MP Heroes Tea Party 2008: Celebrating Older Volunteers’ Achievements
Volunteering Heroes will come together again this year at the House of Commons for the 8th MP Heroes Tea Party.
MPs from over 600 constituencies were invited to elect a‘Hero who has worked hard to make a difference by volunteering in their community.
The Tea Party was launched as a result of the International Year of Volunteering in 2001. TEC had the idea to ask MPs to invite an older person from their constituency to the House of Commons to congratulate them on their outstanding work in the community and to celebrate them as older volunteers.
This year the event will take place in the Members Dining room on 24th June and will be hosted by Tom Levitt MP, Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on the Community and Voluntary Sector.
The reception will feature guest speaker Lord Brian Rix. There will be a presentation of a certificate by each MP to an older volunteer ‘Hero’ from his or her constituency who will be photographed.
The Janet Atfield Award, created in memory of Janet Atfield OBE, who was the founder of the MP Heroes event, will be presented to an outstanding volunteer.
Afterwards everyone enjoys tea and cakes in the magnificent surroundings overlooking the River Thames.
