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Compton Hospice's H'Oscars honour unsung performances of the year
Unsung heroes from organisations across the Midlands were given star billing for their leading performances at Compton Hospice's glitzy H'Oscars ceremony.
The Wolverhampton hospice’s alternative to the Oscars, on Saturday 27 February at the sumptuous Patshull Park Hotel in Pattingham, honoured lesser known stars in a range of categories.
Around 200 guests were given the full Hollywood treatment with red carpet, cocktail reception and flashing light bulbs at the glamour ball which raised more than £17,000 for Compton Hospice.
The evening included a charity auction, which included two luxury holidays, which alone raised more than £4,500 for the hospice.
The Mayor of Wolverhampton Councillor Surjan Singh Duhra presented the H’Oscars, a replica of the Hollywood gong, for a wide variety of roles at the event sponsored by digital office suppliers altodigital, based in Kingswinford.
The Lifetime Achievement H’Oscars, sponsored by altodigital went to Christine Whitcombe, 60, from Wordsley near Stourbridge, a retired billings supervisor at altodigital for her unstinting work behind the scenes for more than 10 years at the company.
The Best Cast H’Oscar, sponsored by Cannock based media agency Passionate Media, was awarded to the more than 600 volunteers at Compton Hospice for their hard work across a vast range of services which helps the hospice to function.
The award was presented to Compton Hospice volunteers June Richards, 59, from Finchfield, Wolverhampton, who has helped the hospice for more then 13 years and volunteer driver Mike Barlow from Walsall.
The Best Stunt Performance H’Oscar, sponsored by the Midcounties Co-operative, went to Sarah Smith, 26, from Bilston, a community administrator for the Midcounties Co-operative for effort in skydiving from 10,000 feet in September last year to help raise more than £900 for Compton Hospice.
The Balderdash H’Oscar, sponsored by engineering firm Hilton Industrial, based in Hilton, Shropshire, went to Tony Harvey, 42, from Wordsley, an account executive from MCM Insurance brokers, for his unsurpassed gift of the gab.
The Best Supporting Role H’Oscar, sponsored by Bilston-based vending machine manufacturer NW Global Vending, went to Rachel Jones, 44 from Parkfield, Wolverhampton, a customer retention manager from water cooler company Angel Springs based in Ettingshall, who organises the firm’s payroll giving to the hospice as well as countless other fundraising initiatives.
Best stunt actress Sarah Smith said: “I’m just totally shocked, I don’t think I did anything out of the ordinary I just did my bit, but it’s great to be thanked and feel you’re appreciated.”
Head of fundraising at Compton Hospice, Sue Chance, said: “It was a real block buster evening. We shined the spotlight on people who can easily get forgotten but do a lot of work helping Compton Hospice and their own organisations as well as raising an unbelievable amount of cash for the hospice, an outstanding performance.”
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1: Best Stunt Performance H’Oscar winner Sarah Smith getting her award from Wolverhampton mayor Councillor Surjan Singh Duhra.
2: Receiving their H’Oscars, left to right, Sarah Smith, Christine Whitcombe, Mike Barlow, Rachel Jones, June Richards and Tony Harvey. Pictures: John Lynch.
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