Teenager from Skegness scoops BBC 'Young Hero'  award - video Dailymotion

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Summer Willetts, 15, was the winner of one of two new categories  in the BBC Lincolnshire  Make a Difference Awards– Young Hero . The Skegness Grammar School student  has been fundraising since she was eight years old and has raised nearly £5,000 for good causes.

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00:00We've won the awards for a few years now, haven't you? How does it get easier?

00:04I think it gets a lot harder every year, to be honest with you.

00:06It just actually really shows how amazing people we've got in Lincolnshire,

00:10and I'm always proud to finally be a representative of the young people in Lincolnshire.

00:14They do so many amazing things, and this is just a snapshot of how inspiring our young people are.

00:20And I think the one thread that we've been through on all of our nominations

00:24is that they're always putting other people before themselves.

00:27And for that, for many people, I think we've got an amazing future around Lincolnshire.

00:31Absolutely, couldn't agree more.

00:33Well, let's see who the winner is of the Young Hero Award.

00:37Can we get the awards as well?

00:39Can we get a job right away?

00:40Is that the things?

00:41Thanks.

00:45Can we do it?

00:46Let's call the awards.

01:10I love you.

01:12So there's another chance.

01:13Oh my goodness.

01:16so welcome to another chat, oh my goodness, firstly you look fabulous this evening, well done

01:28and how do you feel because this is not the first time you've been to the Mending Difference Awards

01:33you've won it, I'm very surprised to be honest, I don't know what to expect

01:37obviously I've won before so I didn't really expect to be picked again

01:42but the fact that I have, it's just, I don't know what to say really

01:46well I'm delighted there, perhaps it's encouraging to keep doing what you've been doing

01:52so how many hours do you spend doing this fundraising?

01:56too many

01:59a lot of it, I come up with good ideas and most of the time I have to obviously get help from my parents

02:05to help set up or not, because of school and everything

02:09but I just try and collect as much into it as I can, spending what free time I have really

02:15and you go and visit homes and give them Easter eggs and

02:19yeah that's actually quite personal stuff, it's not just a computer keyboard, is it?

02:23getting online fundraising

02:25what do you think people appreciate about the things that you do and don't be modest

02:30why do you think that you've been nominated?

02:33I'm not sure

02:35I think it's because, what I do, I've said it in interviews before and I'll keep saying it again

02:43but if I can just make one person smile, that's enough

02:47so we can smile!

02:50Thank you for congratulations!

02:52I'm not sure if you're going to come back

02:55and what's your next big thing that you want to just plug it down tonight?

02:59I've also got a Christmas party coming off, I've got a new wall coming off and out the line

03:05so, oh well good luck with that, I hope it goes really well

03:08give Summer a big round of applause, Summer with it!

03:12Fantastic

03:14Thank you

Teenager from Skegness scoops BBC 'Young Hero' award

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