Sunday Mail Young Scot Awards Lothian Finalists

That the Parliament notes that the Sunday Mail Young Scot Awards recognise extraordinary young people aged 11 to 26 who improve the lives of people in their community and have shown spirit, dedication and determination; congratulates all the finalists on their achievement and thanks them for the incredible work that they do in their communities; highlights, in particular, the 14 young people and youth organisations from the Lothian region, including Nicole Gray, founder of Musselburgh-based Send A Smile Care Packages, which provides care packages to people with chronic illness, mental health issues and disabilities, the Edinburgh-based founders of the Scottish Youth Climate Strike, who are organisers of climate strikes, including the strike in Edinburgh in September 2019 that attracted over 20,000 people, the Edinburgh members of Intercultural Youth Scotland, which works to support the social inclusion of BME young people, and Rob Scott-Branton of Livingston, founder of Kids Gone Wild, which was established to deliver outdoor learning programmes for more than 700 children who are struggling in the school environment, and wishes them well for the awards night, which will be held in September 2020 at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre.