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Jill Presgrave - SPAN Award Recipient 2011
The 2011 recipient of the
SPAN Award, for Services to Philately at the National
Level, is Jill Presgrave from South Australia.
Jill Presgrave has assisted with many National and State Exhibitions since 1997 by working in the all important Bin Room. From 2001 Jill acted as Bin Room Manager for many National Exhibitions, having done so at Melbourne 2002, Newcastle 2003, Stampex 2003, Sydney 2007, Canberra 2008, Melbourne 2009, Canberra 2010, Adelaide 2010 and Sydney 2011. Jill also assisted at Australia 99, Pacific Explorer 2005 and Canberra Stampshow 2006. She has recently been appointed Bin Room Manager for Australia 2013 in Melbourne.
Jill has supervised the Bin Room in an exemplary fashion and in addition
has progressively modified the procedures so that the overall efficiency
is the equal of any Bin Room seen here in Australia or overseas. Not
only has Jill been responsible for the procedures used but she has always
been willing to share her experience with others.
She is not herself an exhibitor but her contribution to organised philately in Australia has been outstanding. Often her assistance and willingness to travel to exhibitions interstate have undoubtedly incurred personal expense. Australian philately owes much to the willingness of volunteers to organise the many National and State Shows but it is unusual for individuals, especially non-exhibitors, to have played such a major and crucial role in so many States as Jill has done.
Jill has also worked in a supporting role on the
APF Frame Refurbishment Project by accommodating interstate members
when work parties were formed for specific projects and arranging the
catering for those work parties by way of morning and afternoon teas,
lunches and dinners.