Barry Young was recognised as the city’s volunteer of the year. His border secondary school short story and poetry competition is in its 12th year and now has 14 schools involved.Some of Mr Young’s other commitments are Aged Concern, the Thurgoona Community Centre and the Rotary Club of Albury Hume. He has lived in Albury the past 18 years and said he is amazed by the amount of giving in the community. “There are so many people who do things secretly,” he said. “This is not my award. This is an award to all those organistions that have helped my dreams come true.”