The Council for Volunteering of the Municipality of Bitola awarded the local awards for volunteer/volunteer action for 2022. This award is given on the occasion of December 5 – the International Day of Volunteers and the purpose of its award is to encourage and promote volunteering in Bitola, to increase the visibility of volunteers and positive volunteering practices, and to inspire further promotion and development of volunteering at a local level. YMCA Bitola is part of the Local Council for Volunteering (LCV) of the Municipality of Bitola, which has its representative in this Council.

The winners of the award this year were Ferzije Asanovska, Valentina Sokolovska, and Marija Boškovska, awarded as volunteers for 2022, then the “Association for protection from multiple aspects – VIKTORI” from Bitola, awarded as an organizer for volunteer work for 2022 and Natasha Darkov – volunteer coordinator for 2022. The prizes were awarded by the mayor of the municipality of Bitola, Toni Konjanovski, who thanked the awardees for their actions so far, wishing for many more successful volunteer activities in the next period, for which the municipality is always ready to provide the necessary support. The event took place on the premises of Mladi Hub in Bitola.

You can see more photos from the event at the following link.