A 16-year-old girl who raised thousands for charity received the 'Young Star' award at a ceremony honouring North Herts Heroes.
Keeley Thomas, who has Down's Syndrome, frequently supports Home-Start in Royston, Buntingford and South Cambs.
At Christmas she raised money to buy presents for the children who attended the charity's Christmas Party, and also bought around 20 bags of shopping - totalling about £600 - which she shared among Home-Start and four food banks.
Keeley has been fundraising for charity since she was five years old, raising around £15,000 in total.
Over the past year, she has raised £1,600 for 15 different charities by singing for an hour every month on Facebook.
Keeley said: "I really love singing. I just want to help people with special needs."
In 2021 she also raised a similar amount doing 50 squats a day during February.
This October she is due to get her long hair cut for charity for the fourth time in October, having donated a total length of 5'7'' to the Little Princess Trust so far.
When Keeley was born her parents were told she would probably never walk or talk - but thankfully the doctors were wrong.
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Her mum Lindy said: "I am just so proud of everything Keeley achieves, especially after such a poor prognosis of what her life could be.
"I’m sure she will continue to achieve many things in her life and who knows, one day she might achieve her dream of being on a big stage in the West End!"
The North Herts Heroes were presented with their awards in a ceremony at the council chamber in Letchworth on Friday, March 3.
Each winner was presented with an engraved glass trophy and a gift voucher to acknowledge their achievements.
On the night, Keeley sang with around a third of her community choir 'WomenSing', performing 'You've Got a Friend' and 'You Raise Me Up'.
The awards, organised by North Herts Council, celebrate people in the district who have gone above and beyond to help their community.
The winners were nominated by the public and chosen by a judging panel.
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