๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ณ ๐ค๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ด๐ด ๐ฉ๐ข๐ด ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ข ๐ฏ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ธ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ข๐ช๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ด.
Weybridge resident and Chertsey business owner, Anitra Camargo has made it to the final rounds of voting and nominations of an award for the โCommunity Championโ category at the National Business Womenโs Awards. This award is for women who, alongside their usual work, either focus their business on giving back to the community or allocate time to working with non-for-profit organisations and community businesses.
Recognising her efforts in strengthening the community post-pandemic, Anitra has been raising funds and awareness for local charities and making the area more supportive of and accessible to older people.
Running a CQC Outstanding rated home care company Home Instead Windsor, Runnymede & West Spelthorne for 12 years, Anitra has been at the helm of the community for some time; not just by offering high quality care but also by committing to be an ambassador for connecting the community. During lockdown Anitra was concerned by her clients and other local seniorsโ loss of appetite for taking part in events, due to the pandemic and she was determined to reignite it!
The judges were wowed by Anitra having facilitated 78 events this year alone, facilitating 260 occasions for clients and family members, with 160 care professional events out, plus welcoming 260 wider community members to join, which helped locals reconnect after so much time apart. These events included a Charity Dog Walk, raising money for Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, a Coronation Tea Dance, Wellness Walks, Community Picnics and scam awareness talks, using the companyโs expertise, resources and community partners to keep older people in the community social and mobile.
Hot on the heels, Home Instead Windsor, Runnymede & West Spelthorne also won โBest Small to Medium-sized Businessโ at the Best Business Awards, crediting the companyโs success in providing personalised care and giving older people the chance to stay living in their beloved homes, and being recognised with Highly Commended in the recent Runnymede Business Awards in the Community Hero category
Anitra says: โThe business community is full of wonderful organisations who continue to set the bar high, so itโs an honour to be amongst these powerhouses as a winner!
โAs a business that supports older people in their own homes, many of whom wouldnโt have regular social contact if it wasnโt for us, we know how important it is to build a strong community. Letโs all work together to keep this spirit going!โ