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TV’s Sian a ray of sunshine to UK’s poorest children
TV weather
presenter, Sian Lloyd, is calling on the nation to give time to help
organise day trips for some of the UK’s most disadvantaged children.
A recent survey reveals that nearly half of children in the UK think
that not being able to afford to go on a school trip is a sign of
poverty. To help address this Sian is helping to promote the How-to
organise your Big Day Out guide which has been produced by the Dare
to Care:- "Make time to help end child poverty" campaign as part of
Family Month this December. The step by step guide provides ideas on
days out and how to keep costs down together with a checklist on
what to do before the event.
Dare to Care is being run by CSV, the UK’s leading volunteering
charity and the Campaign to End Child Poverty, a coalition of 90
organisations.
The campaign aims to recruit 35,000 volunteers to
give time to help children from low-income families and raise
awareness of the experiences of children living in poverty.
Sian Lloyd says:- “Organise a Big Day Out and offer children
who have limited access to new experiences the chance to do
something new and exciting. A planned day out is an
opportunity for children and their families to take time out from
their normal routines – to look forward to something different and
simply have some fun.”
To help people with their events a limited number of grants worth
£80 are being made available to community groups organising events.
To register and apply for a grant or get a copy of the How-to
organise your Big Day Out guide call FREEPHONE 0800 284 533, visit
daretocare.org.uk or
email. |
ifs
Young Business Writer of the Year
FINANCIAL
education charity, the ifs School of Finance, has launched their
annual ifs Young Business Writer of the Year competition. This
fun competition is open to anyone aged between 14 and 19 and enables
them to test their writing skills by writing an article of no more
than 1,000 words in a business magazine style.
As well as the title “ifs Young Business Writer of the Year 2008”
the author of the winning article will receive £500. The title
for the article is:- “Saving for the future, one size fits all?”
Budding young business writers should think about the various
savings options available to the British public. Possible questions
to consider when thinking about this issue include: Are the options
available sufficient? Are some savings mechanisms better than
others? Are some methods of saving more suited to particular types
of individual? What should the role of the state be in providing for
people's retirement? Marks will be awarded for demonstrating
research, evaluation, analysis and written argument skills as well
as for good overall reporting style.
Gary Millner, Corporate Relations & Communications Director at the
ifs School of Finance, said;- “This competition is not only
great for young people with an interest in business and finance,
it’s suitable for any young person to enter. It’s a thought
provoking question as more than 7 million working people are not
saving any money for their retirement and a further 5 million are
not saving enough to provide themselves with a reasonable retirement
income. I’m sure we will receive many different views about how to
tackle this problem from young people across the UK. The ifs
Young Business Writer of the Year competition helps improve writing
standards in general, assists in fostering an interest in
business/finance and also encourages students to think about what is
a very important issue – saving for the future.”
Anyone aged between 14 and 19 who wishes to enter the competition
simply has to
email their article
(which must not exceed 1,000 words) ,
between now and February 29 2008. Further details can be found
online at
www.studentinvestor.org. |
