James Miller
London to Isle of Wight - Charity Cycle Challenge - The Big Leaf Foundation
Fundraising for Big Leaf Foundation
Story
Big Leaf Foundation is an award-winning charity working with displaced young people aged 15-25 living in Surrey. Their vision is of a community where displaced young people are valued, supported and given the ability to create better outcomes for themselves. Our aim is to provide a nurturing programme of activities, projects and events that focus on combating social isolation and improving the wellbeing of the young people we support.
What's this campaign about?
One of the most significant barriers to anyone trying to resettle in the UK is a good understanding of the English language. Displaced young people often arrive as beginners in English speaking and reading, making finding their feet in new environments extremely challenging. Big Leaf Foundation run weekly full day English sessions, bringing young people together with teachers to work on building language skills. Your donation means that Big Leaf can continue offering this vital service.
How am I supporting?
I will be cycling from the BLF Woking office to and around the Isle of Wight with some of my fellow Salesforce colleagues to raise sponsorship. The ride is around 200km over 2 days, and the hills around the coast roads of IOW will be a challenge.
How can you help?
If you can spare some money please sponsor me and help me reach my target so we can support this fantastic charity. They are a small growing organisation with a big heart, but critically without the exposure or marketing budget of the large charities. Demand for their services has only continued to grow and they rely on fundraising and donations to continue their good work. Your support will mean that displaced young people are able to start settling into their new communities faster.
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