Ms. Maisie Irene Foster was an outstanding volunteer at the South East Neighbourhood Centre and through a bequest from her estate an award in her honour was created. Every year the award is in appreciation of Ms. Foster's commitment to the Centre and in respect to the high esteem in which she was held by the community. Maisie's passing was a great loss to our community and she is greatly missed by all those who knew her.

The Maisie Foster Volunteer Award is dedicated to the recognition and contribution volunteers make to the South East Neighbourhood Centre and the community. SENC recognises the valuable voluntary effort of people and the award is in their honour. To be eligible for nomination for the Maisie Foster Volunteer Award a person must be a volunteer with the South East Neighbourhood Centre.

Over the past years the following recipients have been:

2011 – Pamela O'Reilly This year our retiring Chairperson Pamela O’Reilly was presented with the Maisie Foster Award. Thank you Pam for your hands on approach and your constant availability; it was much appreciated.
2010 – Maria Carter Maria is a dedicated English teacher providing one on one tutorial's to people who would like to improve their English. She applied for a volunteer's position in 2004 when she was 80 years old as wanted to be useful while still capable. When asked if she was satisfied with her volunteer role, her answer was "Yes, I love to teach people". Read more about Maria Carter
2009 – Priscilla Bonham-Carter Priscilla has been associated with South East Neighbourhood Centre for many years; first as a member, then as an English teacher and later combining that with being a board member and sometime proof reader. Priscilla states "it has been a privilege and source of pride to see the success and growth of the centre and work with such dedicated personnel".
2008 – Greg Killeen Greg has been living in the Botany Bay City Council area since 1978 and is an active member of several community, disability and government committees including South East Neighbourhood Centre, of which he has been a member for more than 10 years and its Chairman from 2008–2010.
2007 – Sharon Blunt Sharon has been working in the community sector for the past 23 years as Manager for Randwick Waverley Community Transport and has been an active volunteer on the South East Neighbourhood Centre Board and has witnessed the massive growth of this great community service.
2006 – Emilse 'Betty' Valius Betty has been a volunteer with South East Neighbourhood Centre since the organisation first began and more recently as a facilitator for the Alegria group.
2005 – Elizabeth Beesley Elizabeth is employed by Botany Council as the Community Services Manager and has been a South East Neighbourhood Centre Board member for over fourteen years.
2004 – Perlita Benhayon and Judith Kennedy Perlita and Judith worked tirelessly as bus assistant volunteers and acted as liaisons between service users and South East Neighbourhood Centre staff.
2003 – Barbara Cairns Barbara was a long serving volunteer in the Botany LGA, her support of South East Neighbourhood Centre was evidenced in her team leader role for the Dacey Gang social access bus group.
2002 – Marianne Lazar Marianne volunteered for many years as a home visitor under the South East Neighbourhood Centre Social Support program; her commitment to service users was widely regarded within the community.