News stories from the JTYAF about award winners, fundraising activities, sponsorship, events and general good news about what the JTYAF has been doing.
The JTYAF was absolutely delighted to receive an amazing £650 raised by Stitched4Charity, which will make a huge difference to the opportunities which we can provide for local young people in the year ahead.
Read MoreJunior Leader Shaun has successfully completed the Stockport Trail Half Marathon in aid of the JTYAF. In total he has raised a whopping £1032.54 for the charity through sponsorship running the marathon and table top sales.
Read MoreAlex Macpherson is a great friend of the John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation (JTYAF) and with his next challenge he aims to inspire people, particularly young people, to really think about the effect their journey is having on the planet and consider alternative ways of getting from A to B. He also aims to highlight the problems of homelessness and the plight of people living on the streets.
Read MoreThe John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation (JTYAF) received a donation of £100 from Fitness League teacher Debbie Stanley and her Ferndown class.
The donation was made possible thanks to the ladies donating their pennies and small change over the year which when added together made a fantastic total of £100 for the charity.
Read MoreThe John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation (JTYAF) was delighted to be chosen as ‘Charity of the Year’ by Midas Construction and is looking forward to an exciting year in partnership.
Read MoreJunior Leader Tom has successfully completed his triathlon in aid of the JTYAF.
The triathlon included swimming 5 km, cycling 15 km and then running for 5 km. He has raised over £350 in total.
Read MoreThe John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation was delighted to receive the proceeds of a year of fantastic support from Amberwood House Care Home in Ferndown.
Read MoreAfter the success of last year’s sky dive, Steve Collins is organising another daring challenge for Jo and Honor in aid of the JTYAF. These two intrepid thrill seekers are aiming to have another adrenalin fuelled experience at Zip World in Snowdonia.
Read MoreThanks to Paul Hooker, the JTYAF enjoyed a brilliant Curry Night at the Cinnamon Lounge in Verwood.
Alan and his team put on a fantastic buffet and with Paul’s enthusiasm and the generosity of the supporters an incredible £457.86 was raised on the night!
Read MoreEvery Monday afternoon saw the students busy designing and creating Christmas crafts and gifts which included cards, bunting, Santa's trousers filled with sweets, gift tags, chocolate reindeers with price tags ranging from 50p to £2.50.
Read MoreThanks to Jean Lauder the JTYAF saw its very first 'global' event with a Yogathon in Paderborn, Germany! A huge thank you must go to Jean, to all those who took part and to all those who came along to show their support. A fantastic €1000 was raised on the day!
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Porsche Centre Principle, Neil Lines (left), and Marketing Co-ordinator, Evie Fox (right), present John and Liz Norman with their fabulous prize to drive a Porsche for the day at Silverstone.
Read MoreIf you need inspiration to get you motivated for 2016 look no further than the Air Cadet Junior Leaders Course XVII.
Read MoreMore than £20,000 was raised by this fantastic event which will benefit the JTYAF and the PBC Foundation making a huge difference to the lives of many young people and providing invaluable support to those affected by Primary Biliary Cholangitis.
Read MoreThe JTYAF is delighted to announce that £100,000 has been allocated for awards to local young people in 2016. This follows the charity’s Trustee’s Meeting yesterday and a tremendously successful fundraising year.
Read MoreThe theme for the 2015 Wimborne and Colehill Fireworks, was Bond, James Bond. The 15,000+ shot display was synchronized to some of the most iconic Bond movie theme music and was again the longest display in Dorset.
Read MoreThe spark for this event was when Steve Collins of Collins Catering Services surprised his wife Jo with a booking to 'Jump with the Tigers!' He knew a Skydive was pretty high up on her bucket list and at his company Christmas party in 2014 he announced that Jo was going to jump from a perfectly serviceable aeroplane at 13000 feet and intended to raise funds for the JTYAF.
Read MoreMichelle Yates was a school friend of John’s and together with friends Daniel Whittle, Lena Garrett and Anthony Organ they completed the Tough Mudder. Michelle had set her sights on this challenge for quite some time and was determined to raise as much money for the JTYAF as possible.
Read MoreCongratulations to all our runners for not only crossing the finish line but for raising such a fantastic amount of sponsorship too.
Read MoreThe party goers included, Absolutely Fabulous, Bully from Bulls Eye, Geri Halliwell, Amy Winehouse, Freddie Mercury and even Madge Harvey from Benidorm complete with mobility scooter!
Read MoreThe JTYAF supports young people from a wide range of youth organisations providing them with scholarships and bursaries to support their personal development and the pursuit of their ambitions.
The John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation (JTYAF) was set up in memory of John Thornton who was tragically killed in Afghanistan in 2008.
The JTYAF provides opportunities for young people to help them to develop as individuals and fulfil their ambitions in life as John was able to do.
Registered Charity Number: 1125277 . Postal Address: PO Box 7124 . Ferndown . Dorset . BH22 2DB
The JTYAF is supported by the following businesses, we are very grateful for their generosity.
