# Points of Light Award to Room to Reward founder

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/09/11/points-of-light-award-to-room-to-reward-founder/
- Published: 2017-09-11T11:15:41+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Prime Minister Theresa May has awarded a Point of Light award to Nicolas Roach,
founder of Room to Reward, for his charity’s work rewarding ‘hidden heroes’ with
hotel trips.**

The charity rewards unsung volunteers and charity workers (‘hidden heroes’) with
free stays in hotels, working with a network of hospitality partners.

It has already recognised 110 hidden heroes from over 70 charities. These include
a volunteer who has dedicated 27 years to his local lifeboat and a volunteer who
has provided over 5,000 free meals to children in the school holidays.

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[Room to Reward](http://roomtoreward.org) accepts nominations from charities to 
recognise individuals who have made an exceptional contribution to their cause.

## Points of Light awards

Roach and his charity are the [741st recipients of the Points of Light award](https://www.pointsoflight.gov.uk/room-to-reward/),
which recognises outstanding individual volunteers and people who are making a change
in their community and inspiring others. An award is made every day to someone somewhere
in the country.

Prime Minister Theresa May wrote to Roach, saying: “Through ‘Room to Reward’, you
are also recognising the unsung volunteers across the UK who are making exceptional
commitments to charities. Your innovative idea is helping to reward their hard work,
while providing them with fond memories they will treasure for years to come.”
Roach
says that he is receiving the award “on behalf of all of the team at Room to Reward”.

He added: “Room to Reward is the hospitality industry responding by joining hands
in a coordinated way and providing breaks to those who most deserve it. We are recognising
those individuals who give so much when caring for others but often go unnoticed.”

He thanked all the hotel partners “who are supporting the mission of turning an 
unsold room into something of huge value to our society.”

## Nominate for a Point of Light

If you know someone who deserves to be awarded a Point of Light you can recommend
them to the Prime Minister via [Points of Light](http://www.pointsoflight.gov.uk).

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