Many congratulations to Charlie Narejko on winning the EA East Midlands Regional volunteer award for Newcomer to Officiating. Charlie has been officiating as a Track Judge with Macclesfield Harriers since gaining her Level 1 qualification in 2019 and also officiates in a number of other capacities for Buxton AC. It is a real pleasure having Charlie on our team – she is very conscientious in her officiating and she brightens everyone’s day with her lovely smile and can do attitude. Charlie has worked hard towards her level 2 track judge qualification this year in addition to completing a number of other officiating modules over the past couple of years – the fact that she fits this all in with her full time NHS work, is quite amazing! When asked what she enjoys about volunteering as a T&F Official, Charlie said “Officiating is very rewarding – I enjoy being outdoors, seeing all the athletes enjoying the competitions and meeting the other officials who are all are very welcoming and supportive, I’d certainly recommend it to everyone”. Commenting on her award, Charlie said: “I absolutely love what I do so to get rewarded for it is just out of this world!” MHAC would like to say a huge thank you to Charlie and all our officials for their time and commitment in supporting our teams and wholeheartedly agree with one of the nominees who said “We need more Charlie’s out there!”
Barbara Murray, T&F manager