Motion: Congratulations to Matthew McVarish

Congratulations to Matthew McVarish

Lodged by Siobhan McMahon Standard Motion 19 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament congratulates Matthew McVarish from Lanarkshire on being honoured as the Charity Champion at the 2015 Scottish Charity Awards; understands that Matthew has campaigned in conjunction with the Airdrie-based Moira Anderson Foundation, which supports people who have been affected by childhood sexual abuse; considers exceptional his feat of walking 10,000 miles around Europe to raise awareness of child sexual abuse to millions of people; understands that, on his journey, he was blessed by Pope Francis and invited to the Council of Europe to give advice on legislative reform on the issue of such abuse; notes that these awards, which were organised by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, are now in their ninth year; considers them a great way to bring charities and third-sector organisations together in order to recognise the fantastic contributions of individuals and groups to important causes in Scotland, and wishes both Matthew, and the awards ceremony, continued success.

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