Third Beacon Prize tributes Dow

Sophie Dow, Mindroom founder, has been highly commended in the prestigious Beacon Award for the third year.

Dow has been honored in the New Initiative category of the award scheme set up to encourage individual contributions to charitable and social causes. Previous winners include Sir Bob Geldof and Jamie Oliver.

Dow says she is delighted but laughs: 'I feel a bit like Martin Scorsese - always nominated for an Oscar but never actually receives one'.

Addendum post Oscars awards 2007 - not such a witty comparison says Dow, as Martin Scorsese did indeed finally win an Oscar for Best Direction of The Departed.





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