Autumn Update 2012

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Our CEO recently wrote a guest blog for Bright Blue:

Mentors change children's lives You could be a mentor If you could support a child who lives in North London, sign up now and come along to one of our last info evenings of 2012 to find out more:

Fundamentally thats just what Big Society is - volunteering, social action, doing something for nothing. The concept is just rebranded like a Marathon bar, new name but still as satisfyingly nutty!
And volunteering organisation IVO published a great 2-part feature on our work:

6th Nov - Enfield & Waltham Forest 4th Dec - Hackney & Islington
Someone you know would make a brilliant mentor? Tell them about Chance UK - forward this e-mail. If you've already been a Chance UK mentor and you're thinking of volunteering again, call Sheila on 020 7281 5858

Challenging Stereotypes, Providing Support, Addressing the Issues Chance UK 'It's probably one of the most rewarding things I've ever done'. Mentoring with Chance UK

Funding News Hitting the heights

Ex-mentor Lucy Barrett became our best ever individual fundraiser when she and fiance James Pickavance 'donated their wedding' - asking guests to support Chance UK instead of giving wedding presents when they married in September. Many congratuations!

The Tesco Charity Trust has confirmed suport of over 17,000 for Chance UK's child mentoring - and especially our new Enfield and Waltham Forest programmes, launching in January 2013. Thank you so much to all at Tesco ... and all who shop there!

Ex-mentor Kate Bement and three friends treked over 24

Charity of the Year?

Raise funds and spread the word about child mentoring. This is a marvellous way for your colleagues, clients and customers to support our work.

miles and climbed 3 Yorkshire Peaks in 12 hours last month coping with bogs, fogs and map-reading the hard way:

If we can do anything to help you nominate Chance UK for your company's support, please let us know on fundraising@chanceuk.com

Kate said: 'it gave us hope,

Could you help us help even more children? Donate now

Thank you to all our fundraisers and supporters for making Chance UK's work possible

when it got a little wet and achy, that we were doing it for a fab charity - Chance UK!'

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