Wolverhampton's Alex, 13, is Outstanding Young Citizen

The enterprising 13-year-old organised events that raised almost £5,500 for good causes and provided 60 Easter eggs for patients in a hospital's children's ward last year.

And that eye-catching achievement has just won Alex - a former pupil of Christ Church Junior School in Tettenhall Wood, who now goes to Newport Girls High - the title of Shropshire's Outstanding Young Citizen.

Alex was nominated for the award by teachers at Newport Girls High where deputy head Victoria Maxwell said: "This was no mean feat but she inspired her fellow pupils with her passion for charity.

"She is a force of nature, a girl with a wonderful bubbly personality who is always polite and courteous. She works hard in all aspects and is performing well above her target grades."

Alex, who was awarded a large shield for her school and a glass trophy for herself that now has pride of place in the lounge of her family's home in Tinacre Hill, Tettenhall, said: "I have a passion for charity work and love public speaking."

She gave the 21 members of her form a talk about the Princess Royal Hospital that inspired them to club together to donate 60 Easter eggs its children's ward last year.

Alex organised a fund raising day at school for fellow pupils that raised £450 for leukaemia treatment and research by selling fruit kebabs she had made herself along with hair bands and wrist bands.

Then she scored a major success when she persuaded her father Andrew and a friend of his to organise two teams to play a charity football match at Villa Park which realised £5,000 that was shared between Compton Hospice and Hope House in Telford.

The cash came from ticket sales and the proceeds from a raffle and auction.

Alex, who has a brother Lewis aged 10 and four year old sister Lola, is already making plans for two further charity events. She was presented with her award at Shrewsbury College by the High Sheriff of Shropshire Robert Bland on March 24. Her mother Amanda said: "Her father and I were absolutely thrilled and totally shocked."