Pegasus Post: September 10, 2020

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Recognition for work with families
• By Bea Gooding
JAN NOTTINGHAM’S passion
for supporting families of
young patients seeking medical
treatment in Christchurch has
been recognised.
The Ronald McDonald House
night supervisor has been
named as a finalist for the Westfield’s
Local Heroes awards.
Each year, Westfield centres
across the country recognise
nominated role models for the
positive benefit their work has
on the community.
“It felt very humbling to have
the privilege of being one of the
finalists,” said Nottingham.
“It’s not even a job for me,
I’m doing something I love –
making a difference to families
coming through the door and
taking some of the weight off
their shoulders.”
Nottingham lives at the RMH
full-time working night shifts,
making sure families felt at
home while staying at the house,
going above and beyond in doing
so.
Whether it was offering a
shoulder to cry on, providing
entertainment for children or
making sure guests had meals to
come back to after visiting their
child in hospital, she has been
a guaranteed source of comfort
since taking up the role in 2012.
Landing the job as a night
supervisor was a silver lining
after the February 22, 2011,
earthquake destroyed her home.
“I was one of many. I’m lucky
that mine has been all sorted as
lots of people are still struggling
with theirs long after the earthquakes,”
she said.
“My home-based business no
longer happened, but in hindsight,
as one door closed another
door opened for me.
“And that door was an amazing
door as it allowed me to take
a new journey into the next stage
of my life – being a part of people’s
lives and giving back.”
It was not always easy to
witness families in times of
distress, Nottingham said, but
the rewarding feeling of creating
a welcoming environment far
outweighed the challenges she
faced.
“Once I started, I knew there
was nothing telling me that
I’d made the wrong decision. I
believe I’m still going to be here
PASSION: Night
supervisor Jan
Nottingham,
of the Ronald
McDonald House
South Island, is
a finalist for this
year’s Westfield
Local Heroes
awards.
PHOTO: GEOFF
SLOAN ​
until the day I can no longer do
this position.”
If Nottingham is successful,
the Ronald McDonald House
South Island will receive a grant
of $10,000 as part of Westfield’s
community recognition and
grants programme, which will
be used to upgrade the house’s
education room.
•To view this year’s
Westfield Local Heroes
finalists, visit
shorturl.at/atCER
FINALISTS:
• Bariz Shah, University
of Canterbury Muslim
Students Association:
For his advocation work
following the March 15
attacks.
• Daniel Eastwood, St
John of God Waipuna and
Te Rangatahi Tumanako
Trust:
For going above and
beyond to help young
men in prison challenge
themselves and face their
fears through his weekly
support group.
• Matt Brown, She Is Not
Your Rehab:
For starting the She Is Not
Your Rehab movement, to
end the cycle of domestic
and family violence by
encouraging men to deal
with their own experiences
of abuse, instead of taking
it out on their partners.
• Senior Constable
Bruce Ward, Blue Light
Christchurch:
For his work through the
Blue Light programme
that guides disadvantaged
youth onto a more positive
path in life through
mentoring and activities.
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