A Glasgow woman has been named as a finalist in an awards ceremony celebrating kind-hearted volunteers.

Charlotte Hecht, 34, has been shortlisted for her contribution to the MS Society in their first-ever Impact Awards.

Since her diagnosis of relapsing MS in 2018, professional harpist Charlotte has supported the charity in a number of ways.

She starred in a national advert for their Stop MS Appeal launch in 2019 and has raised awareness of the condition by speaking and playing the harp at events.

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Charlotte also cycled 100km and hosted a student concert which raised over £2000.

She will find out if she’s won one of six awards when she attends the virtual ceremony, hosted by MS Society Ambassador and DJ Scott Mills. 

Speaking of her nomination, Charlotte said: "I was completely surprised and wondered if the email I’d received was real!

"When you’re volunteering you don’t expect to reap any benefits. You do it to make a difference and that’s all there is to it.

"In a lifetime’s diagnosis of uncertainty, I’ve managed to empower, uplift and inform those with and without MS.

"It means that my contribution to volunteering has had the positive impact that was intended and it is this sense of purpose that will no doubt continue to fuel all further participation in volunteering for as long as I physically can.”

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Nick Moberly, Chief Executive at the MS Society, said: “We’re delighted to be celebrating our amazing volunteers, like Charlotte at the first ever MS Society Impact Awards virtual ceremony in October.

"More than 130,000 people live with MS in the UK and without our volunteers’ time and energy, it would be impossible to deliver the services and support that we do.

“It’s fantastic to have our brilliant Ambassador Scott Mills hosting the virtual awards ceremony, we’re really excited that he’ll be joined by some of our other amazing celebrity supporters to present awards.

"By live-streaming the event we hope to make the evening more inclusive and accessible for everyone."

The virtual awards ceremony will be live streamed on the MS Society YouTube and Facebook channels at 7pm on Wednesday, October 5. 

Nick added: "Crucially, by shining a spotlight on the amazing contributions and the impact our volunteers have on people affected by MS, we also hope to inspire more people to get involved.”