Tesco Mum of the Year: Nominate Now!
Do you know a special mum that deserves to be recognised? Of course you do, us mums are fab *cough* and I bet someone special sprung to mind straight away.
Tesco’s Mum of the Year nominations are now open. Simply fill out the details of your special mum here – Nominate your mum of the year
Tesco are especially looking for mums who have;
Last year’s ‘People’s Choice Mum of the Year’ struck a chord with me as my brother is a soldier and has served in Afghaniston. Karen Upton showed great courage after losing her husband, while many would quite acceptably have fallen apart Karen went on to focus her grief on raising money for the Army Benevolent Fund. Here’s a bit more about why she deservedly won her Tesco Mum of the Year Award;
‘Brave’, ‘inspirational’ and ‘amazing’ are just some of the words you used to describe Karen on our Facebook page for the time she has devoted to helping bereaved families.
In July 2009, Karen’s husband Sean was tragically killed in action in Afghanistan. She was devastated by her loss but managed to channel her grief into something positive by supporting other widows through the Forces Children’s Trust and also raising money for this charity as well as for the Army Benevolent Fund.
As a regional coordinator for the Trust, Karen has set up events including pamper days and an 80-mile bike ride to raise all-important funds for the charity to help children who have lost a parent serving with the Armed Forces. She’s even producing a calendar to raise money for both the Trust and the Army Benevolent Fund.
She’s inspired her children Ewan, 11, and Hollie, eight, to get involved too ? last year Ewan completed his own bike ride for the Afghan Appeal.
So have you decided who you’ll nominate? Nominate here now before 23rd September and have your special mum recognised.
