The Rotary Club of Holt and District Trust Fund
3 Old Men in Boats
Three Norfolk pensioners plan to paddle the river Wensum from Fakenham to Norwich to raise funds for the rural mental health charity YANA.
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Working in agriculture and the countryside is often thought of as a good way of life but it can also be a demanding and stressful occupation, with many uncertainties. As the pressures on people working in agriculture and the rural economy continue to pile up, YANA, a rural mental health charity working across East Anglia, has recently launched its live helpline to remove barriers to accessing help and vital support that can save lives. YANA provides mental health training and funded counselling to the agricultural workforce and continues to see an increase in the number of requests for help each year.
Three Old Men in Boats have set out to raise much needed funds to support the cost of running YANA’s helpline and support services. Can you help them reach their £25,000 target?
The paddling pensioners hope their 30-mile kayak challenge will not only reap generous cash donations through sponsorship, but will also publicise the invaluable work in promoting mental health awareness amongst those in farming and rural businesses in East Anglia. With a combined age of 239 years and kayaking a combined total of almost 100 miles it is cause well worth supporting.
Who are the ‘Three Old Men in Boats’ and how do they hope to raise money and publicity for the work done by YANA? The three ‘old men’ are two members of Holt & District Rotary, Rod Hunt (MBE) 85 and John Rampling 84; and Henry Kilvert 70, Chair of YANA Trustees. Their aim is to kayak the 30-odd miles down the River Wensum from Sculthorpe Mill to Pull's Ferry Norwich on 5th and 6th July.
Rod Hunt commented that the acronym YANA – ‘You Are Not Alone’ - speaks volumes for the work done by the charity and the essential support it gives to those rural industries under enormous mental stress.
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