Daviot Pupil Presented With National Award

A P7 pupil from Daviot Primary School has won a Kindness Scotland award and was today (Thursday 27 November) presented with his certificate and prize at his school by the Chair of the charity.

Daniel Whyte was nominated by his classmates, his class teacher Mr Matthew Brown and Acting Head Teacher of the 23 pupil school, Mrs Fiona Shearer for a Kind Kid Award. 

She said:  “When I heard about the Kindness Scotland Awards I thought it would be nice to nominate a pupil from our school so we held a vote and Daniel won.  Not only is he hard working and enthusiastic in school, but he is always willing to help others.  Parents of other pupils have commented to us about how nice and polite he has been when visiting friends in their homes and I know he is very supportive of his sister who has autism and is a great help to his mum and dad at home.  The whole school is really proud of him and we all enjoyed watching him receive his award.”

Daniel recently took part in an enterprise activity at his school where each P7 pupil was given £10 and had to make a profit for a charity of their choice.  Daniel organised a raffle and made £31 profit which he donated to the National Autistic Society Scotland, with the money he raised going to benefit children in the Inverness Area.

Kindness Scotland is a member of the World Kindness organisation which is a non-religious and non-political group set up in 1996 with 22 countries now members working to promote kindness and courtesy in their communities.

As Daniel was unable to attend the Award ceremony in Edinburgh chair of the charity Margery Bruce travelled to Daviot Primary to present him with a certificate and gift.

She said:  “I am delighted to present Daniel with his prize.  Kindness Scotland has been working with schools across Scotland, recognising the achievements of children who really make a difference to society and to other people’s lives.  Sometimes even the smallest gesture can have a huge impact on others.  We are always moved by the stories we hear and believe it is important to show our appreciation to children who go that extra mile to make the world a better place.”