Jack Petchy Foundation
 

JACK PETCHEY AWARDS

In May 2008 CEECC embarked on the Jack Petchey Young Achievers Gold Award Scheme - further details on this scheme can be found on their website

Basically the Jack Petchey Foundation was established by the successful East London entrepreneur, Jack Petchey, in 1999. It is a young, progressive grant making Trust based in Ilford Essex. It is now among the largest and most influential London charitable foundations. It focuses on projects and programmes that benefit 11-25 year olds. The main area of operation is the London boroughs and Essex, where it currently operates in 1600 secondary schools and youth clubs. There are smaller programmes elsewhere.

Three Outstanding Benefits

  • Enables youth clubs to recognise the effort, endeavour and achievement of young people in a practical and positive way
  • Provision of additional funds for secondary schools/colleges and youth clubs worth £4600 a year, including the Leader Award
  • Enables youth organisations to nominate an adult to win a Jack Petchey Foundation Leader Award (youth worker, volunteer, teacher, non-teaching member of staff etc.

What is on Offer?

  • Each month participating youth clubs select ONE young person to receive an Achievement Award.
  • The month’s winner receives a framed certificate and a cheque (payable to the club) to be spent on a club project of the recipient’s choice
Name Age Month Achievement Project
Sam Henessy 16 Oct 08 During October Sam attended the UKCC Level 1 coaching course in Chelmsford and was one of the youngest participants on the course. He successfully passed his Level 1 assessment last week and is now a fully qualified Level 1 cricket coach. We look forward to Sam helping out at our Junior coaching sessions in the future. New Junior square
Andrew Cairns 12 Sept 08 During September he played his 3rd game for the 3rd XI, and during this he took his first wicket at senior level at the age of 12 which is some achievement. Andrew has been a loyal servant to the 3rd XI, always turning out when they are short to play along side his father Arthur mobile roll on covers
Nick Scott U15 Aug 08 Mens 3rd XI x3 games combined figures of 16 overs, 9 maidens, 5 wkts for 13 runs mobile roll on covers
Ollie Bocking U13 July 08 U13s at Witham 4-0-18-4. U12s against a touring Dutch side when he scored 51. mobile roll on covers
Toby Reid 16 June 08 Match winning performance for 3rd XI vs Mersea New Junior square
Click for larger image Gareth Fisher 18 May 08 Maiden senior century and coach of successful U16 side Coach development