Alex Sarama, Laura Gold and Kelly King are the latest local young people to be chosen as Young Ambassadors by the Guildford Borough Council. The three join pre-existing Guildford Young Ambassadors; PJ Farr (business – Countrywide Telecoms), Megan Davey (Taekwondo), Jake Ball and Felix Cash (Boxing).
The idea behind the scheme is to bring together motivated young people who are at the top of their game in business, sport, music and community activities. Those chosen go the extra mile in volunteering to support their local community and will now act as ambassadors representing the borough at schools, youth groups and events trying to encourage others to persevere and achieve their potential.
Leader of the Council, Cllr Stephen Mansbridge, said, “I am delighted to welcome three new members to the group. We are developing a wide range of Ambassadors to take part in future activities and events across the borough. They will encourage young people to persevere and achieve their potential – they are an inspiration to others.”
Alex Samara is an 18-year-old basketball coach from Guildford who created Goldhawks Basketball Club at the tender age of 16. Due to his commitment, the club now has over 2,000 registered members and is growing in popularity all the time, as well as receiving a Clubmark accreditation and expanding to include nine satellite clubs around the county. He has also completed the Refereeing and Table Officiating Awards and is now aiming to be only the second person in the UK to hold the FIBA Academy Manager’s Award. Alex also added the ‘Young Volunteer of the Year’ award to his accolades at the Surrey Sports Awards last year.
Laura and Kelly are both from Effingham and work with the Council, looking at the needs of our local gypsy and traveller community. So far they have taken part in several forums and given a valuable insight into the urgent need for pitches in the borough. They continue to give their time to act as a crucial voice of their local community.
James Martin