Our Commitment to Children
Scholarships
The Foresters Scholarship Programme is open to
members and the children of members who are within 18 months of
leaving school or college. The applicant for the scholarship
must be planning to enrol on a full time course at any University
or similar in the United Kingdom.
Applicants may also receive financial aid from
other organisations, including additional scholarships.
Financial need has no bearing on whether an application is
successful or not. However, we take voluntary activities and work
in the community into consideration when selecting students for the
draw. Successful students receive £500 a year for four years of
study.
Activ8!
ACTIV8! is a programme of activities and
events across the UK for Foresters members aged 18-30, and
provides an opportunity to meet new friends and have fun. The group
are brimming with ideas and enthusiasm about establishing their new
youth network with a chance to develop their leadership,
communications and team-building skills.
Association of Children’s Hospices
(ACH)
2007 was the 6th year of partnership with ACH,
and Foresters continue to work with local children’s hospices
across the UK with a variety of fundraising events and initiatives.
Our support helps children with life limiting conditions, and their
families, with the emotional and physical challenges they face by
providing expert palliative care and a range of other essential
support in a home from home environment.
Hospices
2007 was the 5th year that Foresters has been
working with Naomi House, establishing the Foresters Family Fun
& Open Days as an annual event at the Children’s Hospice. Naomi
House helps to support children with life limiting conditions, and
their families with the emotional and physical challenges they
face, by providing expert palliative care and a range of other
essential support in a home from home environment.
CLIC Sargent
Every day in the UK ten families are told
their child has cancer. As the county’s leading children's cancer
charity, CLIC Sargent is the only organisation to offer them all
round care and support. Over the past couple of years
Foresters branches all over the UK have been building relationships
with CLIC Sargent to work with them on events in their areas to
help make a difference for children with cancer. Last year
members of the Hadrian Branch were keen to get involved and support
CLIC Sargent’s annual abseil from the Tyne Bridge in Newcastle. In
addition to this event, a programme of dinners, concerts and
activities has helped to provide support and care to children with
cancer, and their families through the difficult journey from
diagnosis to the end of their treatment and beyond.
North
America
Children’s Miracle
Network
The Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) is a
non-profit organisation that raises funds and awareness for
children’s hospitals across the US and Canada, and Foresters has a
long standing relationship with the organisation. Every year, CMN
hospitals treat 17 million children for every disease and injury
imaginable. There is a Children's Miracle Network hospital
dedicated to serving children in every community across the United
States and Canada. In 2007 CMN expanded to Europe with its
first Radiothon in Ireland. Further campaigns are planned for the
UK during 2008.
Radiothons are a cooperative effort among Children’s Miracle
Network hospitals, Foresters and community-minded radio stations,
and volunteers. Foresters commitment to underwrite the Radiothon
programme through to 2009 allows 100% of raised funds to go to
local participating hospitals. That means much needed funds stay
locally to fund life-saving equipment, research, and disease and
injury prevention, education and outreach programmes.