After five years of volunteering with the St. John Ambulance a 22-year-old decided to serve his country in the Bermuda Regiment as well.

Liam Anderson was honoured with a CableVision Community Award yesterday.

Liam has been a volunteer for the medical charity since he was 17 years old. Since then he has moved up the ranks and is currently a Quarter Master and in charge of keeping the ambulances stocked and ensuring medicine is not out of date.

The St. John Ambulance Brigade has been in Bermuda since 1894 and is one of the oldest charities in the world, dating back to the 11th century.

The brigade provides first aid and ambulance services to large and small events throughout the year. His fellow volunteers at the brigade described him as “intelligent and committed”.

Not content with serving his community through the brigade alone, Liam joined the Bermuda Regiment in January this year. When young men are called to the Regiment they have the option to volunteer with the Brigade instead, but Liam decided to do both. Liam, who graduated from Acadia University in Canada with a Bachelor in Economics, Statistics and Maths, currently works for the Department of Statistics.

CableVision’s assistant manager, Alan Smith, said: “It is wonderful to be able to present this award to a young person because so often we hear about negative things the youth of Bermuda are doing.”

Ministers Wayne Perinchief and Neletha Butterfield were at the award ceremony and congratulated Liam on his commitment to community service.