That the Parliament welcomes the recognition of Ellie Gray, Fife football coach, at the Scottish Football Association (FA) Grassroots Awards event recently; congratulates Ellie, who coaches at East Fife Community Football Club, on being named the national winner of the prestigious Young Volunteer Award at the 2024 Scottish FA and McDonald’s Grassroots Football Awards ceremony, held at Hampden Park in November 2024; notes that Ellie has been a dedicated volunteer for over four years with the Levenmouth sporting charity, and is now set to join the community club’s coaching team, having excelled as a young leader, demonstrating exceptional skills and qualities; acknowledges that Ellie has also taken on the role of mentoring other young coaches through a leaders programme, helping them plan, deliver, and evaluate sessions, and showcasing her enthusiasm and determination to inspire the next generation; recognises and commends Ellie’s hard work and dedication to nurturing and expanding grassroots football within the local Levenmouth community, and extends its very best wishes to Ellie for continued success in the future.
Supported by:
Clare Adamson, Jeremy Balfour, Colin Beattie, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Foysol Choudhury, Pam Duncan-Glancy, Annabelle Ewing, Kenneth Gibson, Bill Kidd, Fulton MacGregor, Stuart McMillan, Alex Rowley, Kevin Stewart, Paul Sweeney, David Torrance, Sue Webber, Annie Wells, Tess White