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PASSIONATE PINK!

Voluntary Charity - registered with National Council Voluntary Organisations. Founded in 2008 by Debra Little

After successfully running the Oxfordshire Breakthrough Breast Cancer Group, raising many thousands of pounds to further their fabulous work in research, Debra Little launched Passionate Pink! as a 100% voluntary organisation registered with The National Council for Voluntary organisations. [] http://www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/

Passionate Pink! help causes close to the heart of the founder and its supporters. Having been touched by cancer, Debra Little made the decision that her Passionate Pink! would always support a cancer based charity year on year, also pledging to help other causes close to the people supporting her. Despite a setback after the launch of Passionate Pink! due to Debra Little having a stroke in March 2009, Passionate Pink! help and supported a number of charities year on year Passionate Pink! have a board made up of Trustees, Sponsors, Ambassadors and some very loyal supporters.

Trustee Kate Parry-Shill A former businesswoman, Kate is currently a Social Work student as well as an avid supporter of Passionate Pink! and The Little Wish Foundation. Passionate Pink! help a cause close to Kate's own heart - The Pathways Project, a Charity founded by Kate's Grand Father Eric. http://www.pathway-workshop.co.

Ambassador Lisa Little Lisa Little is the daughter of Deb Little, the founder of Passionate Pink! She organises, arranges, takes part in the Big Passionate Pink! Skydive each year. Lisa Little is the person behind a number of our high profile events over the past few years and is instrumental in hosting the annual Passionate Pink! Summer Supper and Christmas Ball at the beautiful Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire each year. [] http://www.blenheimpalace.com/

Lisa works full time in banking. In 2012 Lisa is took a 6 month Career Break to visit Prospective Passionate Pink! projects globally, also to set up a network of Passionate Pink support groups.

Passionate Pink! Projects

Passionate about Reading Many organisations protect and safeguard our children in many ways, normally by working with their parents or schools. Some families, particularly those of very young parents (parental age of between 13 and 17 years), require help and support to develop and sustain the parenting skills necessary to be 'good enough' parents.

In 2012 Passionate Pink! launched weekly reading workshops with a group of young fathers in London.

Passionate Pink! actively encouraged wide participation from the community who helped with reading lessons in the hope of improving not only the young people reading skills but to enhance good all round transferable skills;

Passionate Pink! have given young people a sense of pride from within, their wish is to enable young fathers to help their children to foster love of books and the written word is working. Ultimately Passionate Pink are hoping that being able to read will open up employment opportunities for the young dads on their programme.

Due to the huge success of our London project, in September 2013 they are launching Passionate About Reading! in Oxfordshire with some of the original fathers from our London group volunteering to help. Passionate Pink! confidently say that the young fathers who have already taken part have left a positive legacy for their children.

Passionate Pink have been developing partnerships between the educational establishment Oxford University Press who donate books for the parents and children throughout the whole process. 'Lets get Passionate about Reading' project promotes a strong 'learning for all' environment, it promotes not only friendship and respect between the children and their parents but also between the fathers, helping young dads wanting to grow into their role as a father.

www.passionatepink.co.uk