impact4 is heavily involved in a number of charitable and community projects.
See below to find out about our recent activities and to support our fundraising efforts.
Raising Money and Awareness for Stoke Mandeville Spinal Foundation
Midsummer Ball, Pendley Manor, Friday 19 June 2009
ApresSCI raising money for The Spinal Foundation
The Foundation’s main aim is to improve the quality of life through research. Research will be concerned with practicalities of living with spinal cord injury, but also with a committment to pushing back the scientific frontiers of spinal cord injury. One of the initial priorities is to establish a research institute adjacent to the National Spinal Injuries centre.
A team of five will be cycling from London to Edinburgh and back in 6 days in order to raise money for this worthwhile cause.
Download their first newsletter and then show your support by donating!
Major on a Mission
He’s raised 96% of his target for “Phil’s Million” for Help for Heroes but still needs our support
Following a rocket attack in Basra, 16 months ago Major Phil Packer, a Royal Military Police officer was left with a severe spinal injury. He was expected never to walk again.
Phil refused to accept the limitation of his own disability and set out to raise £1million for the charity Help for Heroes, for “people less fortunate than myself”. The charity raises money to assist wounded British servicemen and women.
When he attended the IoD Buckinghamshire Branch’s Gala Dinner as our guest of honour in October last year, Major Packer explained his fund raising mission and the sporting activities he would be tackling. At that time he had raised just £62,000. Our members added £4,500 on that night. At time of writing, he has now raised £953,578.
impact4 founder Nicola Caukill with Phil at the IoD dinner
He’s 4% short of his target.
Major Packer recently rowed the Channel and completed the Flora London Marathon course on crutches in 13 days, at a rate of two miles a day. He has been invited to become a Princes’ Trust Ambassador by HRH Prince Charles and has gained the support from leading public figures , celebrities, sportsmen and ordinary people, just touched by his courage., He continues to inspire many military personnel, both able and disabled – they call him “Boss”.
What next? Phil is going for gold with his next challenge to climb El Capitan Mountain in the USA – 4,254 pull ups, 3000ft, 3 days, 1 mountain – supported by Andy Kirkpatrick, Ian Parnell and Paul Tatersal (9-11 June 2009)
To quote Phil, “It’s all about what you can do, not what you can’t do”
Phil Packer hopes to raise £1m for the charity Help for Heroes. Please donate by visiting www.philpacker.com. If you’re a celebrity, you might wish to provide Phil with a Message of Support.
My Great Business Idea
My Great Business Idea is an annual two stage competition open to all Bucks New University students and Bucks New University students from partner colleges. The competition is sponsored buy local businesses and organisations – IOD, Enrichment Technology, High Wycombe Enterprise Hub and Eden, High Wycombe.
For the first stage of the competition students have to evaluate the commercial potential of their idea by writing a summary in fifteen hundred words. There are three categories, business, design or innovation. The second stage is to develop the idea into a detailed business plan and produce drawings and prototypes where appropriate.
This year there were a record thirty-five entries showing that Bucks New University students are developing a true entrepreneurial culture.
Nicola Caukill, founder of impact4, presenting awards at My Great Business Idea competition on behalf of the IoD
The prize winners for this year’s first stage of the My Great Business Idea were announced at the Enterprise Week Dinner held at Lane End Conference Centre on Tuesday 18 November where Nicola Caukill of imapct4 presented awards on behalf of the IOD, Bucks branch.
Nicola Caukill, founder of impact4, presenting awards at My Great Business Idea competition on behalf of the IoD
Turning potential into performance