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Aside from the battle against Coronavirus, the 2 biggest issues as I write are taking place in America and Hong Kong. 

Thank you to everyone who nominated an individual or organisation as their local hero. 

The Top 3 most named were:

1. Ray Collins Charitable Trust
2. Helping Hands
3. Maymessy

Thank you to everyone who nominated an individual or organisation as their local hero. 

It was a very competitive field and I will write to everyone who was nominated but the Top 3 most named were:

1. Ray Collins Charitable Trust
2. Helping Hands
3. Maymessy

I want to draw attention to another local group doing great work in the constituency by sharing this story:

Play2Give founded in 2007 is a Didcot-based fundraising organisation supporting raising money and awareness for many Oxfordshire charities.

SOFEA's model 'helps uplift and upskill young people, empowering them to directly support the communities in which they are they are expected to thrive.'

They focus on three key social challenges:

Maymesssy's mission is to empower disadvantaged groups through cookery classes and wellness activities so they gain greater life skills and wellbeing.

Volunteers' Week is an annual celebration of the contribution millions of people make across the UK through volunteering. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the critical role volunteers play in Oxfordshire and the wider country.