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Jun
24
Queen honours Surrey Bahá’í
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A member of the Surrey Bahá’í community who has devoted nearly half a century to charity work has been honoured by the Queen.
82-year old Christina Kitchen – who lives in Epsom – became an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list. Mrs Kitchen – a former biology teacher at Epsom’s Rosebery School for girls – has been raising funds for charities, particularly Oxfam, for more than 45 years.
“I was jolly pleased,” said Mrs Kitchen. “When people do things for the community it’s nice to be recognised.”
Mrs Kitchen told the Surrey Comet that her four sons were “all very amused and delighted” at her award. “All of them have followed in her footsteps in supporting various charities,” wrote the newspaper.
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