Young volunteer of the Year

Laura attended the Rathbone Cymru centre in Merthyr where she successfully completed an NVQ in Business Administration, despite leaving school with no qualifications. During her time at Rathbone she was recognised as ‘Learner of the Month’, chaired her local Youth Forum group and represented Merthyr on the Young Ambassadors panel. During her work with the Young Ambassadors Laura gave MEP Jill Evans a guided tour of Rathbone and inspired Jill to invite the Young Ambassadors to the European Parliament in Brussels. Even though Laura has gone onto study at the local college she continues to keep in touch, supporting Rathbone and the Young Ambassadors.

Laura said “Rathbone is the best thing that has ever happened to me… its amazing”. Laura is a great example of what young people can achieve, even if they start out with nothing.

Mynychodd Laura ganolfan Rathbone Cymru ym Merthyr ble y llwyddodd i gwblhau CGC mewn Gweinyddu Busnes, er gwaetha’r ffaith iddi adael yr ysgol heb unrhyw gymwysterau. Yn ystod ei hamser gyda Rathbone cafodd ei chydnabod yn ‘Ddysgwraig y Mis’, cadeiriodd ei grwˆ p Fforwm Ieuenctid lleol a chynrychiolodd Merthyr ar y panel Llysgenhadon Ifainc. Yn ystod ei chyfnod gyda’r Llysgenhadon Ifainc arweiniodd Laura yr Aelod Seneddol Ewropeaidd Jill Evans ar daith o amgylch Rathbone, a ysbrydolodd Jill i wahodd y Llysgenhadon Ifainc i Senedd Ewrop ym Mrwsel. Er bod Laura wedi symud ymlaen i astudio yn y coleg lleol mae’n parhau i gadw mew cysylltiad, gan gefnogi Rathbone a’r Llysgenhadon Ifainc. Meddai Laura “Rathbone yw’r peth gorau a ddigwyddodd imi erioed … mae’n anhygoel”. Mae Laura’n enghraifft wych o’r hyn y gall pobl ifainc ei gyflawni, hyd yn oed os y byddant yn dechrau â dim byd.