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Comms fi rms urged to take
TRAINING DIARY
leading role & drive change
The Prince’s Trust is calling on for-profit organisations
companies in the telecoms in the service sector.
sector to join its Technology
Leadership Group (TLG) Pledging their support to The
and help unemployed Prince’s Trust for an initial three
young people into jobs. The years, COA Solutions joined
TLG is a unique fundraising the TLG in 2007 working hand
and networking forum for in hand helping to ensure
companies and individuals its growth and progression.
in the technology, media From the roots up, the
and telecoms industries. and working directly with company has dedicated itself
With over 50 members such young people on voluntary wholeheartedly to helping
as Accenture, CSC, Oracle, programmes. Under the change young peoples lives,
Dave (left) and Phil
BT, McAfee etc the group new Chairman, Adam seeing not only its employees
Father and son duo Phillip and David
is a high level networking Hale, Managing Director raising significant funds
Reynolds of Oak Telecom have
forum with lunches, of European Technology at but its CEO, Fiona Timothy
begun their London Marathon training
receptions and dinners Russell Reynolds Associates, dedicating her expertise to
programme. Here’s a snapshot from
attracting decision-makers the group is aiming to raise the TLG Committee. With
Phil’s London Marathon Diary:
from leading companies £10 million by 2010, to ensure employees having taken part
within the TMT sector. The Prince’s Trust helps more in challenge events in Costa Do you want the good news or the bad
unemployed young people Rica, Namibia and within news? Well the good news is that Hal
The group is also dedicated into work during these the UK, their involvement is Higdon’s training programme definitely works
to raising funds to reduce difficult economic times. looking to see their amount as demonstrated by David and I completing
the number of young bought into The Trust pass the a half marathon distance non stop, the
people facing long term One such company £150,000 mark during 2010. bad news is that Hal forgot to mention how
unemployment. An impressive helping to initiate change much pain you would be in during the last
£9m has been raised by is COA Solutions, a For more information or two or three miles. Of course it’s all part of
members of the group supplier of integrated to join The Prince’s Trust the conditioning process only mentioned
since 2002 with hundreds business management Technology Leadership in passing in the notes. The ‘what was I
of employees taking part and information systems Group, please contact jamie. thinking’ moments have definitely arrived,
on fundraising challenges to public, private and not- webb@princes-trust.org.uk. mostly on a Saturday morning before we
go running. We meet up at Sandbanks and
the conversation starts something like, ‘how
Wild UK Challenge!!
many miles was it again?’, followed quickly
by, ‘you’re kidding me’. Anyway, this is where
the serious training starts with weekend
distances between now and the marathon
Go Wild for a weekend! place trophy, said: “It was the As part of a team you will being more than half marathon distance!”
Hike, bike and kayak 100 toughest physical weekend I compete in navigation tasks, • If you would like to see two grown men
miles in three days, coast- have ever experienced. We hill trekking, on and off-road suffer during the lead up to the big day, then
to-coast across Somerset all had to show real grit and biking, flat water kayaking please donate at our Just Giving page of
and Devon, racing against determination to carry on and orienteering. Whether http://www.justgiving.com/phillipreynolds.
other teams and the clock! despite the pain. We should your team is competing to
The Wild UK Challenge for be proud of ourselves.” Helen win or simply to reach the
The Prince’s Trust returns for Austin, Taylor Wessing, added: finish line on the beach at
Formby Hall Golf Day
its fourth year in September “Brilliant and unforgettable Exmouth, the weekend could THE Prince’s Trust will be hosting a day of golf
2010 (17–19th). To date, 480 weekend. Loved it!” be, as described by Jimmy at the beautifully located 72 par Formby
participants have successfully Curtis in the Starbucks Coffee Hall Golf Resort and Spa in Southport.
completed the Challenge The Wild UK Challenge 2010 team 2009... ‘life changing’. An established venue on the European
and raised more than £600k, begins on the rugged north Challenge Tour, there will be prizes for the
enabling The Prince’s Trust coast of West Somerset,
For more information visit:
best team, the longest drive and nearest hit
to help more than 600 at historic Dunster Castle,
www.princes-trust.org.uk/wild
to the pin. All proceeds of the event will help
vulnerable young people navigates Exmoor, crosses
Or call the Challenge
disadvantaged young people in the North
to turn their lives around. atmospheric Wimbleball
hotline: 020 7543 1370
West realise their potential and transform
Lake, then continues on Register before 1st April their lives. A team of four golfers costs just
In September 2009 five through rolling farmland 2010 and get £40 off £600 which includes an evening dinner with
telecoms teams took part, with alongside the River Exe to
your registration fee!
stand-up comedian and a charity auction.
a team from Chess coming finish on the sweeping South
Registration fee: £190 per person
Location: Formby Hall Golf Resort and
second out of 41 teams! David Devon beaches. For three
Sponsorship: £800 per person
Spa, Southport, on 27th May at 2pm.
Pollock, Chief Exec of Chess, days you will travel entirely
Team size: 4 to 6 (enter on
Contact: sharon.mills@princes-trust.org.uk
your own or as a team)
on taking home the second powered by your own energy.
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