News stories from the JTYAF about award winners, fundraising activities, sponsorship, events and general good news about what the JTYAF has been doing.
The new Jubilee Fund of £33,000 has been made available to local schools to support the mental health and well being of young people in our community. Applications are in and we are absolutely delighted to receive requests for funding support for so many outstanding projects which will make a real difference to the lives of local youngsters.
Read MorePaul’s a bit of a fundraising pro now and his 5th Curry Night raised an incredible £786!! Most importantly it was a truly fabulous evening and everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
Read MoreThe JTYAF is supporting a Tall Ships adventure aboard a Challenger yatcht for 20 young people from St Michael’s Middle School.
Read MoreHere at the JTYAF we were delighted to receive a wonderful collection of thank you’s from Portland Class and Braille Class at Beaucroft Foundation School.
Read MoreWe can’t thank the Air Cadet Junior Leaders on Course 22 enough for their fantastic support of John’s Foundation. This remarkable group of young people have raised an incredible £12,000 over the last couple of months by organising all manner of fundraising events and activities for the JTYAF.
Read MoreThe JTYAF is delighted to provide funding for Year 7 Residential and Year 7 Day Trips for vulnerable pupils at St Michael’s Middle School.
Read MoreThe JTYAF is delighted to support Isabella and recently helped with the costs of attendance at the BIPSM Para Swimming World Series event in Aberdeen. We wish her every success and look forward to hearing about her achievements in the future.
Read MoreFUS has an incredible 63 students enrolled on the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme this year and the JTYAF has made it possible to buy 12 tents and 10 stoves which will enable the students to complete their Bronze Award expedition.
Read MoreChildren at Hampreston First School are enjoying their new lunch time play equipment which was bought with a little help from the JTYAF.
Read MoreA 4 week trip of a lifetime will take a local young lady to Borneo with Camps International, where she will be involved in community projects supporting, housing and welfare, education and conservation.
Read MoreThe Dorset & Wilts Fire Cadets Programme is now up and running after the pause in delivery due to the Coronavirus pandemic and the JTYAF was delighted to help out with new helmets for the Ferndown Fire Cadets.
Read MoreThe Seniors Captain of Dudsbury Golf Club, Rob Berry, selected the John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation (JTYAF) as his ‘Charity of the Year’ in 2020 and due to the restrictions with Covid the partnership ran for two years.
Read MoreThe JTYAF is delighted to support a young lady from Lytchett Minster School who is embarking on her Duke of Edinburgh’s Gold Award Expedition. An award for expedition costs and walking boots will make a real difference to her being able to take part.
Read MoreThe Trustees of the John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation had their first face to face meeting for 2 years last Saturday and they agreed to allocate a staggering £101,550 for awards for local youngsters in 2022. This included a new £33,000 Jubilee Fund for local school children, in celebration of the Queen’s 70 years on the throne.
Read MoreThe JTYAF were delighted to award 2 scholarships and 4 bursaries to Ferndown Upper School students at the end of last year. Forty four students were able to benefit from JTYAF funding in 2021 and the quality or the applications was outstanding.
Read MoreWe can’t thank Emily enough for organising our 2nd Christmas Bingo night at the Cumberland Hotel. It was a great event and our friend Jason Dean made sure it was a full evening of entertainment. It was definitely Bingo with a difference.
Read MoreThe John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation (JTYAF) was honoured to be selected as ‘Charity of the Year’ by all three Captains at Crane Valley Golf Club and due to Covid it was a partnership which lasted for two years. The charity was delighted to receive a £5000 donation in 2020 and was recently awarded an incredible £7040 for 2021, taking the total raised to a staggering £12,040!
Read MoreBournemouth Sea and Marine Cadets were in desperate need of new football kit and tracksuits in order to present a smart team image when representing the unit at various sporting events.
Read MoreThe JTYAF has made a financial contribution towards a traverse wall for the sensory room at Parley First School.
Read MoreThe JTYAF has awarded funding to a local 10 year old who is a talented BMX rider and recently won the Club Series at Bournemouth BMX Club.
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.
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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
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