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The HSE Community Games National Area and Volunteer Awards along with the Healthy Events Award 2013 took place on the 23rd November in the City  Hotel Derry 

The HSE Community Games has nearly 10,000 volunteers at Area,  County, Provincial and National level and every year they work tirelessly to  help kick-start healthier lifestyles for every child in Ireland, through  sporting and cultural activities. 
 
This is the first year that the Awards have taken place in  Ulster and with Derry being the City of Culture 2013 it was the perfect  choice!  Guests on the night  included Martina Anderson, MEP, Mayor of Derry, Martin Reilly, Donagh Morgan, Assistant Secretary General, Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport and Dr. Nazih Eldin, Head of Health Promotion Dublin North East, HSE. 
  
These awards are a celebration of the excellent work and dedication of the volunteers themselves and from those areas within HSE Community Games where high levels of participation have been achieved.  
 
Speaking at the event, Dr Nazih Eldin of the HSE said that: 
 
“The Community Games symbolise all that is good in Ireland by way of making things the best they can be for our future generation through the hard work, commitment and enthusiasm of the volunteers.”
 
Dr Nazih stressed that with at least one in two being either obese or overweight in Ireland this situation cannot be allowed to  continue.  He said that children as  young as 12 should not be arriving at casualty needing hip replacements because their excess weight puts too much pressure on their growing bodies. He said that by allowing children to make healthier choices through sport and promoting  healthy living through projects such as the Healthy Events Award the HSE Community Games is making a real difference.   
 
Over  50 Adult and Youth volunteers were justly rewarded on the night for their dedication and commitment.

Provincial  Area Winners on the night were: 

Tydavanet,  Co. Monaghan
St  Feichans, Co. Sligo
Cloony/Quin,  Co. Clare
St.  Brigids/Newbridge Co. Kildare

The  best developed County was Clare and overall National Area Winner was St. Brigids/Newbridge in Kildare.



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