VTEAM VOLUNTEERING AWARDS 2025

08/05/2025 - 08/05/2025

7pm - 11pm

EBS

THE VTEAM VOLUNTEERING AWARDS 2025

Join us for a celebration of all the incredible achievements of VTeam students over the past year. 

This year's VTeam Awards will take place on Thursday 8th May in Essex Business School 🎉

Doors open at 7pm, with the ceremony starting at 7:45pm. Please arrive on time!

Dress code: Whatever makes you feel fab! đź’›

Tickets are free, but booking is essential. Ticket sales close on Thursday 1st May at 9am.

Your ticket includes: A welcome drink (alcoholic and non-alcoholic options), a selection of snacks, and of course a seat for the awards ceremony itself.  

Join us for the after-party in SU bar!

Look forward to seeing you there! ✌️

 

This year's awards and shortlists are...

VTEAM AWARDS:

  • Regular Project of the Year 2025
  • Barry Van Eupen Volunteer of the Year 2025
  • Exceptional Services to Volunteering 2025
  • Project Leader of the Year 2025
  • Session Leader of the Year 2025
  • Communications Officer of the Year 2025
  • Social Media Officer of the Year 2025
  • Regular Volunteer of the Year 2025


VTEAM SHORTLISTS:

Regular Project of the Year 2025

  • Clothes Exchange
  • Coding Club
  • Refugee Teaching Project
  • Animal Protection
  • Lingo
  • Green Thumbs
     

Barry Van Eupen Volunteer of the Year 2025

  • Sofiia Denysenko
  • Anoushka Singh
  • Natania Efeurhobo
  • Aadinath Prakash
  • Tejashwin Ravishankar
  • Fernanda Castro Rugama


Exceptional Services to Volunteering 2025

  • No shortlist - winners announced on the night!


Project Leader of the Year 2025

  • Alissa Naydenova - Lingo
  • Anoushka Singh - Clothes Exchange
  • Dhruvina Patel - Refugee Teaching Project
  • Esther Owens - Green Thumbs
  • Josh Mullett - Coding Club
  • Matthew Van De Vyver - Repair Café


Session Leader of the Year 2025

  • Raphaël Zogheib - Lingo
  • Sita Raithatha - Coding Club
  • Thita Sawaengha - Maths Club
  • Natania Efeurhobo - Maths Club
  • Paizlei Kerr - Wellbeing Ambassadors
  • Gemma Smith - Art Club
  • Adella Massar - Animal Protection
  • Seraiah Arulanandam - Refugee Teaching Project


Communications Officer of the Year 2025

  • Deeya Sheth - Refugee Teaching Project
  • Hazel Fernandes - Animal Protection
  • Janice Asare - Clothes Exchange
  • Kanan Bajaj - Art Club
  • Sevim Yorulmaz - Wellbeing Ambassadors
  • May Aung - Community Learning Project


Social Media Officer of the Year 2025

  • Patreace Espiritu - Refugee Teaching Project
  • Sessi Wusu - Coding Club
  • Yelyzaveta Buriak - Clothes Exchange
  • Dana Kulabukhava - Community Creative Writing
  • Zoe Ioannidou - Community Learning Project
  • Alexandra-Maria Badea - Animal Protection


Regular Volunteer of the Year 2025

  • Arya Kottampilli Jayaprakash
  • Diksha Poudyal
  • Sofiia Denysenko
  • Aadinath Prakash
  • Ioana-Bianca Lazea
  • Tania Kapoor
TICKETS:

Tickets

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