Johnsons Coaches’ Post

I’m going to do something I don’t usually do. I’m going to try and tug your heartstrings to separate you from your cash. Many of you know that I’m a Scout volunteer in our local village. Our much-loved hut had to be demolished last month, having reached the end of its life. So we want to raise money to get a new one. But why should you fork out for this? Why is this cause more deserving than any of the myriad others that you’re asked to contribute to? Well, I think that a fit-for-purpose community facility has an impact by stealth. It isn’t a here-today gone-tomorrow kind of project. It can be a focal point and haven for a whole village, over many years – our previous building was in use from 1976, and saw generations of Scouts, Guides, playgroups, Sunday Schools, kids’ parties and many others under its roof. A properly-designed building that’s pleasant to use also attracts more volunteers, which means that more people can benefit from activities held there. Obviously, Scouts and Guides are open to every child, no matter what their circumstances. But I think they are particularly valuable for the neurodivergent kids who perhaps struggle to access other activities – something I have personal experience of. One of my proudest moments was presenting the Chief Scout’s Bronze award to a lad who’d previously been asked to leave other after-school clubs. So, to prove how much I personally care about this, I am going to put myself through 100km of non-stop misery, along the Thames Path. I'm fat and middle-aged with a dodgy knee, so it's not going to be easy. But if it was easy it wouldn't be worth doing, right? I have 705 connections on LinkedIn. If everyone donated just £1, that would take us a long way forward, and would take my mind off how much my legs are going to hurt at 78km. #Scouts #goodforyou https://lnkd.in/efR4urcE

Some teams do one game a year fully immersed in activations around a non-profit. Others might do 3-4. And then there's the Texas Legends. Every home game fully themed out supporting a philanthropic mission. 100%. We don't wear our traditional home jerseys (although we are still forced to buy them - which puzzles me to this day). Why? Because we believe that sports are a platform to something bigger. A platform to lift people up. Bring people together from all backgrounds to have a shared experience together. A platform to give back. Not sometimes. Not part-time. 100% of the time. Only in Legends Land.

Barraco and Associates has been a Pacesetter Company for the United Way of Lee County since 1998 and we continued that role this year. The United Way funds over 260 local programs. What is a Pacesetter Company? When United Way starts to fundraise for the new year, it relies on Pacesetters to kickstart the campaign before they open up to general giving. What are Keel and Sextant? Keel givers are individuals who have pledged at least $1000, while Sextant givers have pledged at least $500. Why Are We Pacesetters? That's easy. We love our community. It supports us and we support it. More than Money: Barraco and Associates staff have been on the board of directors or served on committees since 1998. It's important to us to make sure that donations are used effectively. United Way of Lee County gets 4 of 4 Stars from Charity Navigator. If you want to join us as a Pacesetter Company, call us and we'll help you get started. #BarracoAndAssociates #BAI #LeeCounty #SWFL #Engineers #CivilEngineers

🎄🎉We’re excited to let you know that our families through STRM Carefree Community Partnership is offering an extended booking window for carers to use their 2024 break allowance. If any of our registered families who haven’t yet booked in 2024, and have previously been referred by STRM - SEND the Right Message Registered Charity - now is the perfect time to book! STRM verified carers are typically entitled to one break per calendar year. However, we understand that organising a break on short notice can be challenging. That’s why the booking window has been extended, allowing carers to request a break for early 2024. The best part? Taking advantage of this extended window won’t affect your 2025 allowance—carers will still be eligible for a break using their 2025 entitlement. Please place their requests before Wednesday, 18th December 2024, at 5 p.m. Supported by Essex Community Foundation

I should’ve been letting you know that Challenge Three - John O’Groats to Lands End aka JOGLE - was starting this week! But due to some much needed repairs’s it's unlikely this challenge is going to take place as my scooter has broken… and needs a complete engine rebuild! I’m looking for ideas and suggestions for a new Challenge Three! If you share your ideas in the comments below - I’ll do a poll of everything that comes in, so you can vote on which challenge I should take on instead! Please do continue to show your support by giving what you can on my Just Giving page here: https://lnkd.in/d5F-pYAu You should have hopefully seen from the stories I’ve shared, the important work that The Myton Hospices is doing - giving families the most magical experiences that they’ll treasure so they can remember their loved ones forever. They simply cannot do it without fundraisers working hard to give back and raise the money needed to keep the work going! I’m going to continue sharing stories of impact. Please can I also ask you to share my posts so we can hit the £10,000 fundraising target! #jogle #giveback #challengeclare #securityservices #fundraisingtarget #10000k #stonewallsecurity #securitys111 #rugbybusiness Stonewall Group Ltd #clarescountdown #challengeideas #challengethree

This Holiday Season, Give the Gift of Joy on Two Wheels The holiday season is about more than gifts—it’s about creating moments of joy, memories that last, and opportunities for every child to experience the magic of the season. This year, you can help make that magic happen by donating to an incredible cause: providing bikes to kids in need. For many children, a bike isn’t just a toy; it’s a symbol of freedom, adventure, and confidence. It’s the chance to explore their world, join in with friends, and feel the wind on their face as they ride into new possibilities. Sadly, not every child gets to experience this joy. But you can change that. Your donation will help put bikes under Christmas trees for kids who might not otherwise receive gifts this year. It’s more than a present—it’s an investment in a child’s happiness, health, and independence. Every dollar counts. Whether you’re able to contribute $10, $50, or more, your support makes a tangible difference. Together, we can ensure no child is left out of the joy of the holiday season. Let’s pedal toward something extraordinary. Donate today and give a child the gift of freedom, adventure, and happiness. 🎁 https://gofund.me/1b9826dd 💖 Share this post to spread the word and keep the wheels of kindness turning! Let’s make this a holiday to remember—for all the right reasons.

🎳 Come and join us this Thursday evening 🎳 How the format works: Working in teams of two, you each take turns playing 1 frame at a time, alternating on each go. The aim, is to be the team that destroys the pyramid as quick as possible by successfully eliminating all blocks. In the below example, if on your first ball, you score a 5. You have a decision to make: - If you wish to ‘bank’ the 5 and destroy that pin from your sheet, then you would proceed to throw your second down the gutter so that the total frame score after 2 rolls is a 5 | -, you would then cross off a 5. - If you wish to go for more pins and you roll your second ball and you then get 4 more pins. Your score would read 5 | 4, totalling 9 and you would then cross off a 9. Our team will be on hand to help you with any questions throughout the game! Book your tickets here: https://lnkd.in/d3ce3bPn #york #wetherby #yorkshirebusiness #beverley #northyorkshirelife #visityork #charity #nonprofit #donate #givingback #volunteer #support #helpingthecommunity #dogood #fundraising

Yes, we are planning Trip 2. Seeing the devastation first hand is more than you can imagine. The media is NOT doing their job. Families are living in tents. Yes, TENTS. If they have a tent. It is beyond what anyone living here in the Lehigh Valley can imagine. We need YOUR HELP. 1. I need a a box truck to take down Trip 2. The rental companies have been prize gouging and it's pathetic. No other word for it. If you have connections, PLEASE reach out to them for me. 2. We need donations to help pay for supplies we need to take down that we are not getting donated. 3. We need volunteers who would want to help us load the truck. 4. We need businesses who are willing to donate. Every Ribbon Counts is an IRS 501 C3. Tax letters will be provided upon request. PLEASE. I will NOT post any pics of the hell we witnessed last week. That is not my hell to share. But is IS our responsibility as humans to help those get out of that hell. #BEMORE #GIVEMORE #MAKEADIFFERENCE

We love Christmas which became a major Christian festival in the 9th Century. It's a message of Peace and Goodwill or course and seeing all these amazing Businesses, Charities and Community Groups doing some great stuff. It warms the "Cockles of me Heart" So we wanted to say thanks to everyone who is Giving and wish everyone a wonderful Christmas and of course a Prosperous New Year. We need more Goodwill all year round of course and it's been a long term passion to do this at EEESafe & LocalitEEE. Next year at last will be our formal Soft-Launch of Phase 1 where we plan to be Giving all year round, in the form of some financial help to the citizens of the UK for now. We've managed to stay investment free which allows us to do that. We refused an offer of up to £2M from Centrica to fund us over 8 years ago, just so we could do this. We want to engage and incentivise citizens and our Stakeholders to look after #People, #Place and #Planet in our #Safer #Repair Community Model by firstly engaging those who Repair #Whitegoods. We want to help those independent repairers who need more local work, grow their business and hopefully reduce the costs of repair to consumers, so that we record the waste and carbon reduction in each UK Community. Come and be part of something Bigger and help us Repair a Broken World, One Community at a Time! Our video explains some of what you're getting involved with and our new Website in few months will explain more. https://lnkd.in/eKrCHRU8 Happy Christmas everyone and "Auld Lang Syne" to you all until we move forward and hope to have a better planet in 2025. 🧡

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