Nick conquers fear to help centre - The Evesham Observer

Nick conquers fear to help centre

Evesham Editorial 23rd Oct, 2014 Updated: 20th Oct, 2016   0

A PERSHORE youth worker conquered his fear of heights to help raise almost £800 for a cause close to his heart.

Nick Dunne took to the skies of Oxfordshire on Saturday, October 11, to take part in a charity sky dive which helped collect £783 for the town’s Riverside Youth Centre.

The fund-raiser, who has worked at the King George’s Way site for more than five years, took the 10,000 foot plunge in a bid to provide a vital cash injection for the centre.

“How I, who doesn’t like looking out an upstairs window as it is pretty high, agreed to jump out of a plane at 10,000 feet I will never know,” he said.




“I have been raising money for the fantastic charity I work for, the Riverside Youth Centre.

“Every year we support a large number of young people with a variety of issues and deal with some of the most vulnerable people within our society, all on a shoe string budget.


“The charity could not continue its work without fund-raisers and donations such as this.”

Alex Mellor, centre development manager, added: “The centre has previously received some funds from Worcestershire County Council but there are rumours that this funding will completely stop after the next financial year.

“So fund-raising will become an important part of how the centre is run and so these vital services remain available to the young people that need them most.”

Visit www.pershoreyouth.org.uk for more infomation or http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/NickDunne2 to donate to Nick’s cause.

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