The 27th Annual Lions Children of Courage Awards SA
The Lions Children of Courage Awards recognise the tremendous effort made by disabled children to better their lives and to enjoy some of the activities that able-bodied children accept as being the norm. The Awards also recognise the love and dedication of the parents of these children for their total devotion in ensuring their child can be part of everyday life.
Each child nominated is recognised by being presented a special personalised medallion by His Excellency, the Governor of South Australia at Government House.
Each year, a panel of judges also select a nominee from each award category who receives a special award plaque. The parents of these category winners also receive a gift in recognition for their devotion to their child.
The special award categories include:
- Category A – Physical and/or Intellectual Handicaps
- Category B – Courageous Act or Deed and/or Community Service
- Category C – Outstanding Sporting Achievement
The judges for the 2016 awards were Libby Kosmala OAM, Patricia Brougham and Neil Sachse. We sincerely thank them for performing this task for us, it isn’t an easy decision.
This year, we received thirty-two (32) nominations from a wide variety of organisations. Nominations came from many parts of metropolitan Adelaide and country areas of South Australia.
This year’s awards were held at Government House on Tuesday October 4th, 2016.
This year’s nominees included:
- Bethany Anderson
- Harry Banks
- Paige Beckwith
- Zoe Bedford
- Jessye Campbell
- Nawfal Chaudry
- Kianna Collopy
- Abby Colman
- Rachel Fenn
- Kane Garlick
- Elizabeth Gow
- Ella Gray
- Talia Hartley
- Ellen Hillier
- Amelia Holmes
- Ella Jauncey
- Daniel Koehler
- Jett Lamprill
- Angel-Lee Lane
- Heath Lloyd
- Tyrhese Malone
- Gabriel McInnes
- Jaiden Palmer
- Ayden Polley
- Jack Pomeroy
- Sophie Pontifex
- William Quast
- Mason Ranking
- Daniel Rossi
- Thomas Stephen
- Gracie Sullivan
- Katya Zykova
This year’s special award nominees were:
- Jett Lamprill
- Jessye Campbell
- Ella Gray
The Awards would not be possible without the support of the organisations and special schools, and their staff that support children with disabilities.
In the 27 years this event has been running, more than 650 children have been recognised. This is truly an inspiring and special annual event.
Congratulations to all of this year’s winners.
