Meet Zoe Logan, the recipient of January鈥檚 Lundie Memorial Award.
Nominated by Rebecca Smith, junior church leader at St Andrew鈥檚 with Castle Gate 缅北强奸 in East Midlands Synod, Zoe is called a 鈥渞ay of sunshine鈥� in her church community.
Rebecca said: 鈥淶oe has buoyed up the church with her jokes and ongoing service. We鈥檙e very grateful for her鈥�
Since the Covid lockdown, Zoe has been a dedicated contributor to her church newsletter, which keeps everyone updated on events, recipes, and news. But what makes it extra special? Zoe鈥檚 joke section!
What started as a way to lift spirits during lockdown has now become a tradition, with Zoe sharing weekly jokes tailored to the season鈥攚hether it鈥檚 Christmas, Valentine鈥檚 Day, or even National Doughnut Week! Her humour has brought endless smiles to her church family.
For Zoe, the best part of her involvement is seeing the joy it brings to others:
鈥淚 love when church members come up to me with jokes they鈥檝e memorised or just tell me how much they appreciate the laughs.鈥�
Her advice to other young people?
鈥淕o and get involved! I鈥檝e made so many friends and had loads of conversations with people I would have never expected. It鈥檚 really helped build my confidence and people skills鈥攊t鈥檚 a great conversation starter!鈥�
When asked how she felt about becoming a Lundie Memorial Winner, Zoe said: 鈥淚 feel so lucky to have such kind people around me to even consider nominating me. I am going to continue submitting my jokes to the newsletter to spread a little bit of joy.鈥�
Winning the Lundie Award comes with a 拢100 prize, and in true Zoe style, she鈥檚 planning to use it for something fun for the whole church鈥攎aybe a Christian comedian or even a clown!
To learn more about the Lundie award and information on how to nominate a young person, see: /category/children-youth/lundie/听