Action for Sustainable Living is proud to be a winner in the 2008Guardian Charity Awards, which showcase the innovation and excellenceof small and medium-sized charities. AfSL was one of only 5 winnerschosen from over 560 entrants.
AfSL receives a cash prize of £6,000, a new PC provided by TramsLtd, a consultancy package from the National Council for VoluntaryOrganisations and a package of media services from Media Trust, whichhelps charities raise their profiles.
David Brindle, the Guardian's public services editor, who chairedthe judging panel, said: "We found ourselves utterly in awe of whatthese five charities have achieved from the flimsiest of roots and witha fraction of the resources available to others."
Acknowledging how difficult it can be for smaller charities to raisemoney, keynote speaker at the awards and member of the judging panel,Sarah Brown, described today's winners as "leaders in their field".
Speaking of her own involvement with a number of charities shecongratulated winners attending the event for the passion they broughtto the work and their "unparalleled impatience" to do good."
Fellow judge and chief executive of NCVO, Stuart Etherington,praised the winners: "There was agreement among the judges. What wasimpressive was how these organisations were very focused not only onwhat they were doing but on where they were going. They all had a clearidea of how they would sustain what they were doing."
