I'm taking part in the Dorset Plane Pull to raise money for The Ed Kent Trust. As part of a team of 20, I will attempt to pull a Beoing 737 fifty metres!
The Ed Kent Trust is a charity very close to home, and any support for this great cause will be very much appreciated.
All funds raised will be passed to the charity irrespective of whether my target is reached, not reached or exceeded.
The Ed Kent Charitable Trust was formed in February 2017 in memory of Edward Kent, who died suddenly as a result of an asthma attack, aged 13 in November 2015. Ed was a keen cricketer and drummer, so the charity supports young people under 18 years old and living in Dorset, to further their sporting or musical ambitions. The trustees can fund any sport or musical activity, but with a particular focus on cricket and drumming. Applicants must show that they are already committed to the activity and that either the expense of continuing has increased as a result of progressing to the next level, or maintaining their current level of activity has been threatened as a result of a change in family circumstances.
In its first year, the trust focussed on fundraising alone but, since February 2018, has funded twenty-one young people with grants between £96 and £1,000, totalling over £8,000 in all.
As and when funds allow, the trust will also look to support organisations with projects that will specifically improve facilities for sport or music to the benefit of young people in Dorset.
Further details are available on the trust's website.
Registered Charity Number: 1174093.
Find out more about The Ed Kent Charitable Trust
£15 + £3.75 Gift Aid = £18.75
Good Luck Nathan
£5
£10 + £2.5 Gift Aid = £12.50
Good luck Nathan!
£15 + £3.75 Gift Aid = £18.75
Keep ups with your Dad!
£25 + £6.25 Gift Aid = £31.25
Good luck!
£10 + £2.5 Gift Aid = £12.50
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