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/The JTYAF is extremely privileged to have the support of the Tigers Freefall Parachute Display Team and they recently organised a Tandem Skydive Day for our supporters.
Read MoreNews stories from the JTYAF about award winners, fundraising activities, sponsorship, events and general good news about what the JTYAF has been doing.
The JTYAF is extremely privileged to have the support of the Tigers Freefall Parachute Display Team and they recently organised a Tandem Skydive Day for our supporters.
Read MoreWe were overwhelmed with the support of all the customers at Sainsbury's Ferndown on our first charity weekend. We did have a little help from Mickey Mouse and The Stig but raised an incredible £751 in donations!
Read MoreThe John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation was honoured to be chosen as the charity to benefit from the recent British Beach Polo Championships at Sandbanks.
Read MoreWimborne Rotary Club donated a fantastic £750 to the JTYAF. This funding was the proceeds of their Santa Fun Run at Badbury Rings.
Read MoreA year of fun with Cllr Steve Lugg, Chairman of East Dorset District Council, raised a fantastic £1944 for both of his chosen charities, the JTYAF and PASHA.
Read MoreOur congratulations to all the Air Cadet Junior Leaders who successfully completed Test Phase on Course XVII and graduated as Qualified Junior Leaders at RAF Honington. The Air Cadet Junior Leaders Course is one of the toughest but most rewarding of the Cadet’s leadership courses.
Read MoreThe John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation is delighted to have the support of Paul Hannah The Estate Agents who have donated a fantastic £300 to the charity through their sales referral programme.
Read MoreThe 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 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.