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Nicole Whitaker
At age 14, as part of my Bronze Award, I started volunteering with Girlguiding. And I never stopped. This November marks 10 years of me being a leader and I have loved every minute - its taught me so much about myself and I have made amazing friends. I would never have even thought about volunteering if it wasn't for the Duke of Edinburgh award.