Harriet Frobisher

Hometown
Age
Meliden
17
Carrying the Flame through
Carrying the Flame on
Harriet's nomination story

16 year old Harriet struggles through life. She suffers fro right sided ERB'S PALSY, is severly Dislexic and has IRLAMS. However at 16 she is a credit to herself, her family and her community. Harriet has always enjoyed being in the Guide Movement. She has been a Rainbow, a Brownie and a Guide, and is now a Young Guide Leader at the 1st Meliden Guides every Tuesday evening (term time). Over the years the Guides have taken part in the Operation Christmas Child for which Harriet recived a National Youth Achievemnt Bronze Certificate for her efforts (The first in Wales). She is also a volunteer every Sunday evening (term time) at Prestatyn Swimming Club where she helps out in the toddler swimming area. During 2004 and 5, Harriet had several boxes of bric-a-brac items which she would take to various coffee morning and whatever she raised would go to the charity the coffee morning was in aid of. She has volunteered at num,erous litter picks and bag packs, and an annual CHILDLINE Sponsored walk around the Great Orme where she has helped out for the last three years. Harriet has become a member of Young Dragons/Dreigiau Ufanc (an initiative in Wales of HRS Prince Charles) and has, since September 2010 helped raise over £10,000 for the likes of ChildLine, St Kentigern Hospice, Contact the Elderly, Motor Neurone Disease. As part of the Young Dragons Harriet has volunteered at the Llandudno10- Road Race. Harriet has her own problems but is the first to help others whenever she can.

(Story as provided by the Torchbearer’s nominator)

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