Equestrian safety campaigner finalist in NZ awards
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The inaugural Women of Influence awards inward New Zealand own got been made, in addition to Kiwi equestrian campaigner Elizabeth Charleston was correct with the action.
Nominated inward the Community Service/Social Enterprise section, Charleston was with the finalists at the awards ceremony inward Auckland on Midweek night.
Charleston, who was badly injured inward a riding accident inward 2005, suffered a caput injury in addition to is withal recovering. The onetime model is returning to that vocation but is straight off likewise a leading campaigner for equestrian security in addition to on caput injury awareness inward all sports in addition to walks of life.
It is the showtime yr for the awards, organised past times Fairfax Media in addition to Westpac to recognise the achievements of women inward dissimilar areas of society.
Sports administrator Therese Walsh was named the overall winner, equally good equally taking out the board/management title. She heads the New Zealand’s 2015 Cricket World Cup campaign, in addition to was previously the master copy operating officeholder of the fellowship behind the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
While Charleston didn’t win her section, she said it was “pretty demand heed blowing to endure a invitee at the awards permit lone equally a finalist”.
“I didn’t fully encompass how much of a large bargain the New Zealand Women of Influence Awards would be. There were some amazing women inward the room from all walks of life doing awesome things,” Charleston said.
Judges for the awards were Sir Ray Avery, Lynley Bolton, Peri Drysdale, Dame Rosanne Meo, Simon Power, in addition to Kerry Prendergast.
Highlights of the eventide for Charleston included bumping into old friends from the fashion manufacture at the event.
“It was actually dainty to endure able to grab upward with Annah Stretton for a chat in addition to own got the chance to give thank you lot her for taking me nether her fly next my accident inward 2005. She gave me a duet of projects to own got component in.
“Annah has been an inspiration to me for doing the diverse projects I’ve undertaken. She has been a wonderful purpose model to me in addition to thousands of women inward New Zealand.
“While dinner was beingness served Annah popped over to my tabular array to tell how-do-you-do when Dame Rosie Horton [philanthropist in addition to mentor for the charitable sector] walked past times in addition to started chatting to Annah. So the ii of them are standing in addition to I’m sitting inward the middle, in addition to hence Dame Rosie looked at me in addition to was proverb a few words to me in addition to I couldn’t concentrate on what she was proverb because all I could mean value was ‘Oh my goodness Rosie Horton is standing correct beside me and is fifty-fifty speaking to me’. I mean value I was only a lilliputian chip star-struck, to endure honest!”
Charleston said it was definitely a nighttime for “star gazing”, and a nifty chance to larn “a chip glammed up”.
“Being a finalist inward such a respected awards component was an acknowledgement that I’m doing something correct with my caput injury awareness work.
“Any type of recognition similar this validates the fourth dimension I own got pose into this induce whilst battling with my ain caput injury,” she said.
“It is non slow living with a caput injury but I’m doing the best I tin in addition to I attempt to create it with a chip of dignity. H5N1 caput injury has the mightiness to rob you lot of many things. This is why I’m trying to heighten awareness of caput injury equally the effects of it are hence far-reaching for the mortal with the injury, equally good equally their solid unit of measurement in addition to friends,” Charleston said.
She explained that progress was continuing to endure made with consider to Equus caballus riders in addition to safety, peculiarly the wearing of helmets.
“The message is starting to get through to riders but I’m realistic plenty to know that at that topographic point are some people that volition never wearable one, from beingness fix inward their ways.
“All Equus caballus riders own got the chance to endure a purpose model, hence past times wearing a helmet yourself you lot are giving a expert trial to those approximately you lot regardless of their age. The tireless run past times Lindsay White with riders4helmets.com induce has been a driving forcefulness with caput injury awareness internationally with equestrians and I’m proud to passionately back upward it.”
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