This week we are losing an incredible woman from our Heart Family. Anne has been a part of Heart since 2016 working as our Customer Administration Manager and all-round event guru! To celebrate the wonderful impact Anne has had on the staff, volunteers and customers of Heart we wanted to share our memories and best wishes for the adventure that lies ahead for Anne. Mike: – Anne has been an integral part of HEART’s success over the past few years. She was, briefly, a volunteer before turning out to be the best Customer Administration Manager anyone could wish for! Her professionalism, friendship and occasional use of the ‘English’ language has endeared her to all who have worked with her; staff, volunteers or users of HEART. All of us at HEART are grateful for the work she has done and for the relationships she has built with us. We’ll all be having holidays in Canada to enable those relationships to continue! It’s not always been easy for her at HEART: occasionally she’s had to go three or four weeks without a holiday! But, despite that, she has been unwavering in her commitment to, and her love of HEART and that has shone through in everything she’s done here. I know our customers will miss her but, on the bright side, will at least now be quoted room hire prices in pounds rather than dollars. Thanks Anne for everything, for all the work, arranging all the parties and events but, mainly, just for being you! Fay: – Anne is an absolute joy. A funny and sassy human, whom I have learnt a lot from. I love her life philosophy and will keep all her lessons close to my heart and head! You will be so missed. But I wish you the deepest happiness. Bon voyage my Friend. Love Fay Leann: – Easily the most organised member of the office team and usually the only tidy desk space to be seen. Pulls together all the details for big events and parties with a flair that makes it look really simple. We all know it isn’t! We’ll be running around like headless chickens without Anne’s lead. Clara: – Dearest Anne, it was a real privilege to work with you at HEART. I wish you good times, good health, and new friends beside you in Canada and I really hope we will meet again somewhere in the future. Un forte abbraccio! Clara Rosie: – Anne interviewed me for a voluntary position on reception at Heart. Immediately I liked her vibrancy and creative vision for HEART. I was excited to be accepted as part of the team and have been here for just over a year. Anne seems to take everything in her stride, from helping and advising our many visitors to crawling under the reception desk or the sink in the kitchen to “fix the problem”. I’ll miss you Anne and wish you and your family much happiness for what comes next. Thank you for all of your hard work and for making Heart a lovely place to be! You will be truly missed! All the best in the States!

Posted by HEART – Headingley Enterprise and Arts Centre on Saturday, 5 September 2020