More Awards Success

At the Badminton NZ Awards dinner, held in Wellington on Sat 21 November 2009, Richard Skarott (Secretary, Badminton Manawatu) was announced as the 2009 Volunteer of the Year and also as the winner of the 2009 Outstanding Contribution to Badminton in NZ award.

Badminton NZ news item here

Richard is also Immediate Past President, having stood down as President in Feb 2009, he first took on the role formally in 2001, and has been on the Badminton Manawatu Management Team, continuously, for over 20 years. He has been actively involved with the North Island U15&U17 Age Group Championships over the whole period, initially just assisting with creating the hand written draws moving up to being the principal Badminton Manawatu Tournament Organiser for this event over at least the last decade.