People of the Year Award 2009

Grosvenor’s employee Eleanor Thomson (Dundalk) was one of the 12 winners to receive a People of the Year Award 2009. The Awards took place on September 12th in Citywest Hotel and were broadcast live on RTÉ 1.

Grosvenor, as an employer of Eleanor, had a pleasure of participating and supporting the event.

Eleanor Thomson received a People of the Year Award from singer Sharon Corr for her kindness, extraordinary compassion and selfless devotion to a dying man. Eleanor, who herself had been diagnosed with cancer, befriended Kevin – a complete stranger who was suffering from bowel cancer – on her frequent trips from Dundalk to Dublin for treatment. Eventually, as Kevin’s cancer grew worse, Eleanor invited him to stay in her home for Christmas, and then every weekend, to the point, when he became seriously ill, that she took him in full-time and became his carer until he died last February. Eleanor’s story reads like a modern-day Good Samaritan tale in ensuring that Kevin died with dignity and surrounded by love.

We are proud of you Eleanor!

The winners of the People of the Year Awards are chosen by members of the public through a nominations process and finalised by a panel of adjudicators.
For more information on the Awards, log onto www.peopleoftheyear.com