Awards
APP and its founder Alexander have won several high-profile awards.
- In 2006, Alexander was named the Charity Times Volunteer of the Year in the UK Charity Awards. The award was presented to McLean by Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex.
- In June 2007, McLean was named Alumnus of the Year by the University of Nottingham and the first Alumni Laureate at an alumni awards ceremony.
- In September 2007, McLean was awarded the Real World Graduate of the Year award. Two months later, in November 2007, McLean was not only presented with the Beacon Prize for Young Philanthropist 2007, in recognition of his work, he was also named the Beacon Prize Overall winner. The honour came with a cheque for £30,000 for APP.
- In September 2008, APP was a finalist in the "Best New Charity" category of the Charitytimes UK Charity Awards.
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