Have you ever won anything?

[Toby]

I got a letter today to say I'd been nominated for a local "Young Volunteer of the Year" award. It was a nice surprise, especially as I was put forward by somebody in the community rather than just somebody from one of the organisations I've supported looking for a mutual pat on the back. However, I'm fairly certain I won't win it (and feel a bit of an imposter being nominated in the "Young" category of anything), a pessimistic thought that led to the realisation I've never really won anything.

I went along to the ceremony for this last night and much to my surprise actually did win it. To my further surprise there was a cash prize, £250 for me and £250 for the organisation that nominated me. So, that was pretty good I guess.

[Boydy]

What volunteering do you do?

[Toby]

The big one was organising a festival sort of thing over the summer. It was really big when I was younger but had been shit for years, with accusations of the previous committee stealing money and nobody really wanting to support them. I took it on and roped in a bunch of people to help, and organised things like a visit from a Glasgow Science Centre team to try and re-establish it as a family event rather than a piss up.

Then I also help with a couple of community organisations like my village hall and a boating club, "befriend" a young person who has been referred through social work and occasionally help at a youth club for kids with additional support needs.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Fair dos.

[QE Harold Flair]

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[Pepe]

Sorry for telling you to fuck off Toby mate.

[AE]

I've won numerous football awards. But my favourite was that I won best cricketer for my whole highschool.

[Giggles]

I've won numerous football awards. But my favourite was that I won best cricketer for my whole highschool.

That sounds so much more of an achievement now than it would have a month ago when I thought you were American.

[Mazuuurk]

Oh I dunno, maybe just every single discussion I've ever had with monseigneur Harold Bishop on the internet.

[DC]

Art competition when I was 9 for designing recycling / litter picking posters, got a great big box of crayola pens and shit for it.

Some Enterprise Initiative thing when 15/16.

Few rugby medals.

Smattering of employee awards.

Young Guardian competition thing in '99 or '00. Got published in a national paper.

Since then I (well, we, I'll give credit to the wife for answering a question about Evita in 2011) have won every general knowledge quiz or music quiz, or board-game type quiz ever.

My weakness is food, I know shag all about food.

[QE Harold Flair]

Oh I dunno, maybe just every single discussion I've ever had with monseigneur Harold Bishop on the internet.

But crushing losses to Harold Flair.

[Mazuuurk]

He's grasping for straws, watch the implosion right here lads.

[AE]

That sounds so much more of an achievement now than it would have a month ago when I thought you were American.

Why did you think I was American?

Oh I dunno, maybe just every single discussion I've ever had with monseigneur Harold Bishop on the internet.

I lolled

[Giggles]

Why did you think I was American?

No idea. Do you live there?

[TG09]

The other week I won a Black Mass film competition on a film website, and won a duffel bag, maglite touch, a phone portable charger and a beanie hat.

Won free tickets in the lotto, also won a few cinema double passes to watch some good films.

Wish I just won shit load of cash though