JTYAF Christmas Bingo Raises Over £3000
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We had an absolutely wonderful evening, and we couldn't have done it without the help and support of so many incredible people and businesses!
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Mayor of Ferndown chooses the JTYAF as His Charity
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Terry is a great friend of the JTYAF, and we were honoured to be chosen as his Mayoral Charity for 2024/25. He is always ready to help at our events and is planning a fundraising event of his own too. Working together we can make a real difference to young people’s lives.
Read MoreAlternative Quiz Night - Charity Head to Head
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Our Alternative Quiz Night, organised with our great friends at the Steve Bernard Foundation raised an incredible £1335.60 for the two charities.
Read MoreF..Abba..Tastic Show with the Land Girls
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Our Abba/70’s tribute show with the Land Girls at the Barrington Centre was a really successful event, raising over £1000 for John’s Foundation.
Read MoreTop Fundraising Performance by Centre Stage
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Centre Stage School Principal, Zoë Mather, recently presented the John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation with a fantastic £1500, which was raised by all the students and their friends and families.
Read MoreLean Mean Pulling Machine Smashes it for the JTYAF
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Congratulations to all members of the Lean Mean Pulling Machine, who spent their August Bank Holiday Monday pulling a Boeing 737, weighing in at 35,000 Kg, a distance of 50 metres for charity at the Dorset Plane Pull.
Read MoreDonation of a Fabulous New Gazebo!
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The fabulous brand new gazebo pictured above, was recently presented to Linda and Pete Thornton by Cllr Coombs and had it’s first outing at the Dorset Plane Pull on Bank Holiday Monday.
Read MoreAir Cadet Junior Leaders Raise £29,000 for John’s Foundation!!!
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It is hard to believe that 60 young people could raise almost £29,000 for charity in just a few months, but the Air Cadet Junior Leaders on Course 24 have done just that!
Read MoreJTYAF - Finalist in Soldiering on Awards
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The Soldiering On Awards 2024 finalists have been revealed and the John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation has been selected as one of the three finalists for the Family Values Award!
Read MoreVerwood Rotary Club Donates £2000 to the JTYAF!
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The President of Verwood Rotary Club selected the John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation as his charity of the year for 2023/24 and Linda and Pete were delighted to recieve a cheque for £2000 at the recent ‘Handover Dinner.’
Read MoreBursary for Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme
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A 15 year old from Weymouth received a bursary to support her enrolment onto the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme and we recently received a lovely letter from her.
Read MorePresident of Ferndown & Parley Rotary Club Donates £3000
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The JTYAF was chosen as the charity of support for 2023/24 by the President of Ferndown and Parley Rotary Club . The JTYAF had a fantastic year with Bill at the helm and his generous donation of £3000 will make a huge contribution to the opportunities that John’s Foundation can provide for local young people in the year ahead
Read MoreBeaucroft Students Say Thank You
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The JTYAF was delighted to receive a whole pack of lovely thank you letters from students at Beaucroft Foundation School.
Read MoreThank You to Paul & Alam for a Top Curry Night
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Paul recently organised his 7th JTYAF Curry Night at the Cinnamon Indian Restaurant in Ferndown and what a great night it was.
Read MoreVintage Afternoon Tea Raises over £2000!
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The JTYAF Vintage Afternoon Tea with the fabulous Land Girls, raised an amazing £2104!
Read MoreWimborne Model Town Donates £100 to the JTYAF
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The JTYAF was honoured to have been selected by Wimborne Model Town as their charity of support for 2023. We were invited to the grand opening where we were presented with a cheque for a fantastic £100!
Read MoreA £1,000,000 Legacy for JT
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The John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation was founded almost 16 years ago and has recently reached an incredible milestone.
Read MoreAir Cadet Junior Leaders on Course 24 hit £25,000 for the JTYAF!
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These outstanding young people have now raised more than £20,0000 for John’s Foundation, a fantastic fundraising achievement which will support a great many young people to follow their dreams.
Read MoreLadies Captain at Ferndown Golf Club Pitches in for the JTYAF!
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A huge thank you to Julie and all the members at Ferndown Golf Club, who supported the JTYAF so generously. To raise £11,436 is testament to the kindness and generosity of all those who contributed and an achievement to be truly proud of.
Read More£85,000 Allocated for Awards in 2024!
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At our meeting on Saturday the Trustees of the John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation (JTYAF) allocated £85,000 for awards in 2024.
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