Alternative Rich List 2010 winners announced
Howard Lake | 28 September 2010 | News
Judy Ledger, Gary Foxcroft and Virginia McKenna are the winners of the 2010 Alternative Rich List, an awards scheme designed to recognise individuals who enrich other people’s lives in ways money can’t.
The winners of this, the third annual awards, were announced on Friday at forum3, the annual recruitment, networking and volunteering event for the third sector, held in London.
Judy Ledger secured the public’s vote for creating the national charity Baby Lifeline, which supports pregnant women. Since its inception in 1981, Judy has raised more than £8 million and attracted the support of Sir Ben Kingsley, Sir Richard Branson and Dame Judi Dench.
Gary Foxcroft won in recognition of the charity he set up, Stepping Stones Nigeria, which helps to provide shelter, education, literacy, healthcare, food and hope to thousands of vulnerable children of the Niger Delta. His work has led to the rehabilitation of over 200 children as well as improved conditions for many street children.
Virginia McKenna co-founded the Born Free Foundation, a charity which helps to release animals from captivity and conserve them in the wild. In 1992 she helped release the last three dolphins from UK captivity into the wild, and she is currently campaigning to end UK circuses which feature wild animals.
More than 150 people were nominated for this year’s Alternative Rich List, with a shortlist of 11 being generated by a panel of not-for-profit advisers. Voting was then opened to the public.
Forum3 Director Deborah Hockham said the winners were a true reflection of how everyone can contribute to creating a ‘big society.’
“The 2010 Alternative Rich List was bursting with kind, self-sacrificing people who consistently put other people’s needs ahead of their own,” she said. “The three winners are truly deserving of the award, but everyone who was nominated has made a difference to the world we live in”.
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