 |   June 2003 |
June 2003
Contents
- Local Heroes 2003
- How Sainsbury's can support you in your Scouting Volunteer work
- Legacies
- A legacy for Scouting
- Winston Churchill Memorial Trust
- YouthNet Northern Ireland -- King George VI Youth Awards
- Promoting Voluntary Youth Work
This document is also available as an Adobe Acrobat (PDF) file: fp-2003-06.pdf
Local Heroes 2003
How Sainsbury's can support you in your Scouting Volunteer work
This scheme 'recognises and celebrates the contribution made by Sainsbury's employees to their local communities in their own time, as well as topping up funds raised through store fundraising'. To be eligible to apply for a £200 award you must have been employed by Sainsbury's for a three month period and regularly give up at least one hour per week to volunteering activities. For more information regarding this scheme and for an application form please telephone 020 7695 7390. The closing date for applications is 12 September 2003.
Legacies
A legacy for Scouting
In the UK many Voluntary Sector organsiations receive up to 50% of their income from legacies. However, only 1 in 3 people in Britain has written a will and a huge proportion of people in Britain die intestate. This means that their money is left to be distributed by the State.
Therefore, a leaflet has been produced that includes information about how to include a bequest to a Scout Group, District, County or The Scout Association, when writing a will. This leaflet is available from the Fundraising & Sponsorship Department. It is also available in PDF format http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/library/hqdocs/facts/pdfs/leglef.pdf. For a leaflet please email natasha.belenkin@scout.org.uk or telephone Natasha Belenkin on 020 8433 7232
Winston Churchill Memorial Trust
This Trust will support a number of fellowships to help ordinary people undertake individual projects, travel and informal study that will help them in their future lives. Their list of priority categories is yet to be formally announced, but possible areas that Scouting falls into include Young People, The Voluntary Sector and Adventure, Exploration & Leader of Expeditions. For an application form please visit http://www.wcmt.org.uk/ or telephone 0207 584 9315. The closing date is likely to be the end of October with awards announced early in 2004.
YouthNet Northern Ireland -- King George VI Youth Awards
Promoting Voluntary Youth Work
These awards are open to young people aged between 14 & 21 (individuals and groups) who reside in Northern Ireland to enable them to fulfil their plans. For example taking part in the Duke of Edinburgh's Award, building a canoe or travelling to events throughout the UK.
The maximum award available is £350 and the next panel meeting is 18 June 2003. For further information and an application please visit http://www.youthnetni.org.uk/grants.asp
