The Times is recognising the many wonderful people in our local east Auckland community who go out of their way to help others with our regular Community Hero Award.
If you know someone who’s doing amazing things in our community, please email 50 to 100 words describing why they deserve this recognition, highlighting specific actions they’ve taken to benefit our community, with your and their contact details and a high-resolution photo of them if possible, to chrish@times.co.nz.
Be sure to include details about what they’ve been doing, the impact they’ve made, and how long they’ve been involved in these efforts.
The award is sponsored by New World Howick. Recipients receive a $50 New World gift card and will be featured in our newspaper and on our website.
The latest recipient is Vinson Chao Yu.
He’s nominated by Adele White, who writes: “Howick resident Vinson Chao Yu is well known to users of the Pakuranga Library, where he works each day.
“He may well be the person who finds the book you’re seeking, or you might see him co-ordinating some of the activities the library offers to the wider community.
“A husband and busy dad of two, Vinson spends many of his non-working hours working alongside local new migrant groups, assisting them to navigate the community.
“He helps them find meeting spaces and funding sources and supports them to organise events.
“Vinson is a board member of Howick Historical Society and has enjoyed connecting local Chinese people with Howick Historical Village.
“He also serves as a Justice of the Peace. As a former newcomer to New Zealand himself, Vinson values the importance of making connections in the community.
“With his friendly, approachable manner, and wide local knowledge he endears himself to many.
“Vinson gives his time quietly and without fanfare and deserves to be acknowledged as a Community Hero!”
- Nominate a Community Hero online at www.times.co.nz/nominate/
