ACTIV8! Our Activity Archive
ACTIV8! is our programme of exciting
opportunities for 18-30 year old Foresters members (or children of
Foresters policy holders). The group get together throughout the
year to help make a difference to a community group or project, or
to enjoy new and challenging events and experiences!
Activity Weekend - Glenborrodale, Scotland - July 2006
ACTIV8! members enjoyed new challenges and experiences at
their Breakaway Weekend.
Activities included tackling the low and high rope courses to
encourage team and communication building, kayaking on the Loch and
also taking the plunge on the zip wire and abseiling. 
While at the centre the group also undertook a community project
which involved helping to build the centre's archery range.
Winter Sports Weekend - Snowdome, Tamworth October 2006
Ben Large who went
along for this winter weekend said: 'ACTIV8! is a great opportunity
for younger Foresters.
I have had a 
fantastic time this year at ACTIV8! events and would
really encourage others to come along to our next event'.
Partnering The New Dimensions Group, Worcester - April
2007
A team of
Foresters ACTIV8-ers put their best brush forward on the weekend of
14/15th April and got together to make a difference in the
community, by 
partnering with The New Dimensions Group in Worcester, which
is the largest provider of support services for people with
learning difficulties in England.
ACTV8!'s mission for the weekend was to re-decorate, clear out,
paint walls and give a new lease of life to two sets of assisted
living accommodation.
Adrian Crow one of the members of ACTIV8! said: 'It was great to
work together over the weekend decorating these two flats.
We really feel
that we have made a difference to New
Dimensions and the
people who are unable to live alone without special help and
support'.
Alex Rumble,
from New Dimensions continued: 'I'd really like to thank the
ACTIV8! group from Foresters. They tackled the work with good
humour and achieved a lot for us - we couldn't have done it without
them.'
Pictured left is the ACTIV8! teamwith Sean and Alex from new
Dimensions far left and right respectively, and above is a
selection of phoos of what we got up to!
CLIC Sargent Abseil - May 2007
One of our
intrepid ACTIV8! members went over the edge in aid of CLIC Sargent,
abseiling 120ft down one of the tallest office buildings in
Ashford, Kent.
The event raised £17,000 for CLIC Sargent.
Well done Aaron!
Nun Runs - Gateshead & Shefflield - May and June 2007
Runners dressed up as
Nuns to take part in a one mile fun run to raise money for the
Association of Children's Hospices to provide funding and support
to St Oswalds Hospice and Bluebell Wood Children's Hospice.
The Gateshead run took place around the Northern Fields of
Saltwell Park and the Sheffield runners took part in the city
centre.