Kelly O’Brien Recognised with Heart of Aberdeenshire Caring Award

That the Parliament congratulates Kelly O’Brien, from Peterhead, on winning the Heart of Aberdeenshire Caring Award at Inspiring Aberdeenshire 2026; recognises Kelly's outstanding compassion, energy and creativity as a carer at Allandale House, where she provides daily care to service users with complex mental health needs; acknowledges her reputation as Allandale’s “Engagement Champion”, continually turning ideas into action through celebrations, sponsored walks, raffles, visiting animals, personalised birthday outings and creative events that bring connection, confidence and joy to service users; recognises her achievement in taking over and transforming the free, dementia-friendly social afternoon, Boogie in the Bar, preventing its closure and developing it into a free, inclusive monthly community event that attracts more than 150 people; applauds Kelly's wider fundraising and volunteering, including her involvement with Peterhead FC and the local pantomime group, as examples of the generosity and selflessness that underpin community caring; congratulates the other finalists, Rachel Clark, who is from Men in Mind, which is based in the Ellon/Inverurie/Haddo/Fraserburgh area, and Yogi & Cindy Bears of Newtonhill, and thanks Mark Murphy Dole for sponsoring the Heart of Aberdeenshire Caring Award and helping to celebrate those who make a difference to others.