"Congratulations to Mavis Peart who this year won the SCVS Trustee of the Year Award," said a spokesperson.
"Active in local voluntary sector since early 1970s when she first moved to Wallington (local Federation of University Women), Mavis's involvement with SCVS and the wider voluntary sector goes back to this time, she was a trustee for a number of years and still Chairs the Voluntary Sector Forum + Health, Wellbeing & Social Care Forum and she was also actively involved in developing the new consortium – Sutton Together.
"In 1981 Mavis joined Board of Carshalton College, has been the Chair and has remained as a board member to this day and in1994 she became Chair of Sutton Mencap, a role she has now held for over 20 years. In 1998 she was instrumental in enabling Mencap to raise the funding to secure the lease on the house at 8 Stanley Park Rd & to refurbish it as a base for Sutton Mencap and they are still based here today and deliver their activities from the building.
" She has seen the organisation through significant change. Throughout her time at Sutton Mencap, Mavis has demonstrated the qualities of an outstanding trustee, including passion and commitment to making a difference to the lives of people with a learning disability, leadership, excellent chairing skills, knowledge, clarity of thought and fundraising skills, whilst being hugely supportive to those of us fortunate to work with her in any capacity.