Friends of the Award

Who are the Friends?

Friends of the Award was established in 1998 with the remit to support the operation of The Duke of Edinburgh's Award throughout the Edinburgh and Lothians area. The charity has a Board of Directors and Management Committee composed entirely of volunteers. Members give generously of their time and talents, and contribute much to leader training and networking. Friends of the Award is funded entirely by charitable donations and sponsorship.

Download the 2008 Annual Report

Download the 2007 Annual Report

Download the 2006 Annual Report

What do we do?

In the past year, Friends of the Award have:

• Provided an outdoor equipment store used by over 30 groups and 650 young people;
• Provided a minibus used on over 55 ventures by over 600 young people;
• run key leader training courses for over 100 leaders;
• provided leader mentoring and group support for all 50 groups;
• organised and staffed open expedition ventures for over 200 young people;
• raised funding and leader training for the Accessibility Initiative for disability development and support; and
• raised funding and provided leader training for the New Start project for young offenders and those at risk of offending.

What do we want to achieve?

The list above gives just a flavour of the achievements of the Friends of the Award over the past year, and illustrates the invaluable contribution we have made to young people participating in the Duke of Edinburgh's Award.

For a small fee, groups or individuals can become members of Friends of the Award and thereby benefit from the above mentioned. Click here for leaflet

Group Membership Application Form (.doc)
Group Membership Application Form (.pdf)

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