National Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs Support Sue Ryder Care
Howard Lake | 1 October 2009 | News
Young Farmers’ Clubs (YFCs) nationwide are being encouraged to sign-up to a fundraising challenge – akin to the BBC’s The Apprentice – and put their entrepreneurial skills to the test to raise vital funds for healthcare charity, Sue Ryder Care.
The Rural Apprentice Challenge, organised by the National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs (NFYFC), is challenging its members to raise hundreds of pounds for Sue Ryder Care from an initial investment of £50 provided by Foresters, an international financial services organisation. The NFYFC is hoping to encourage the 23,000 young people involved in YFCs up and down the country to collectively raise in excess of £50,000 through the initiative.
Kate Few, Regional Fundraising Manager at Sue Ryder Care, said: “Skills developed whilst attending YFCs – such as teamwork, good communication and problem solving – should equip participating club members to really thrive on this challenge and accomplish great things.
“We’re absolutely delighted that the NFYFC is supporting us in this way. All money raised will help us make a real difference to the lives of the thousands of people we care for each year.”
All money raised from YFCs’ fundraising efforts will go directly to support Sue Ryder Care to continue to provide end of life and long-term care to people living with conditions including; Cancer, Stroke, Brain Injury, Multiple Sclerosis, Dementia, Huntington’s Disease, Parkinson’s Disease and Motor Neurone Disease.
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The NFYFC Rural Apprentice Challenge is running from November 2009 to October 2010. A special awards ceremony will take place at the end of the Challenge to recognise and reward the YFCs that took part.
Steve Dilworth, Foresters UK Membership Director, said: “Foresters is delighted to support the NFYFC Rural Apprentice Challenge in aid of Sue Ryder Care. Foresters is keen to support young people’s fundraising work in the community and we are looking forward to seeing some wonderful results in the coming months.”
For more information on the Rural Apprentice Challenge and the National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs visit www.nfyfc.org.uk For more information on Sue Ryder Care visit
www.suerydercare.org
About Howard Lake
Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale.
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