The UK's highest accolade for volunteer groups, the Queen's Award, has been awarded to Manchester welfare charity The Fed.
It will be presented in July to The Fed's Juliette Pearce and Diane Richardson, who last week attended a Buckingham Palace garden party.
Its 550-plus volunteers are being invited by the charity to a "thank you" celebration.
Mrs Richardson, the charity's South Manchester services manager, said: "We don't view this as The Fed's award. This belongs to all the wonderful people who volunteer their time through us to help other people, making such a significant difference to the lives of so many in Greater Manchester."
