00:00For the first time since its inception, the Express Individual of the Year Awards featured
00:06awards in other categories, but none for its esteemed title.
00:11For the first time in the history of these awards that we have not had an awardee in
00:19the Individual of the Year category.
00:24Truth be told, the panel, simply put, did not find an individual contribution which
00:31met our established criteria.
00:36This is cause for a pause, for if one thinks about it for a moment, we as a country certainly
00:44are in need of actions to pull together this nation of ours.
00:51Over two dozen applications were received.
00:54We elected to proceed, confident in our conviction that presenting such an award for its own
01:04sake was not where we wanted to land.
01:09Indeed, we had to take a bold stand and acknowledge that amongst its objectives, the Individual
01:18of the Year must inspire and elevate the searching actions and national discourse.
01:28In some inspiring news, however, world record pan-marathon holder Joshua Rugerello has been
01:35named the Express Youth of the Year 2024.
01:39His mother collected the award on his behalf.
01:42Thank you so much for affording him the privilege and honor of being the Express Youth of the
01:49Year Award 2024.
01:52It is an amazing thing, just to think that my son is 27, wow, 20 going to be 28 is excellent.
01:59Anything, any activity that promotes unity in a country and makes people feel good, makes
02:08them smile a while, makes them happy is a wonderful thing.
02:12And I'm so grateful that he has been able to do that.
02:15Meantime, Habitat for Humanity was recognized for 27 years of dedicated service to the national
02:22community through the provision of housing solutions for the most vulnerable.
02:28In 2024, Habitat for Humanity would have served and impacted 6,873 lives in 2024, could not
02:37have done it without our donors, our volunteers.
02:41All of those who have contributed, but I just told you the number is somewhere between
02:46175,000 to 200,000, just as the quantitative statistics that is documented.
02:55What about that which is not documented?
02:59How can we do this?
03:00We'll continue to join arms.
03:02So if you celebrate with us today, I say don't celebrate with a clap.
03:07Don't celebrate with a smile.
03:09You have to celebrate with more than that.
03:11I invite you to become a member of Habitat for Humanity.
03:14Renessa Cutting, TV6 News.
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