Call Sign October 2011
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Jery's
World
"Yers mate, I remember it well. We all kept sayin' that if the Mayor gave these blokes on bikes any more room, we might
just as well swap lanes! And `e did!
Help for young
people via national
charity
Not Call Sign's usual type of story, but if just one young reader finds it of use, then it will have
been worth publishing. Britain's biggest business networking organisation, Business Networking
International, has established a charity partnership in London and Birmingham with Get Connected.
BNI believes young people are vital to the UK's economic recovery and as Get Connected is the lead-
ing helpline service for under 25s in the UK, the organisations complement each other. Together
they plan to apply the BNI principle of Givers Gain to engage over 1000 businesses to support chil-
dren and young people in the community.
Established in 1985, BNI operates over 5,866 chapters with 139,971 members worldwide making
it the most successful business referral organisation in the world.
Get Connected is the free, confidential helpline service for children and young people
under 25 in the UK, who need help for any problem but don't know where to turn. Get
Connected's service is available via phone, email, text, Webchat and WebHelp 24/7 and its
online directory every day of the year. Calls to Get Connected are free of charge from all
· Roadside repair
landline and mobile phone networks.
Get Connected's Helpline Volunteers help with a wide range of issues such as abuse, drugs,
· Roadside assistance
bereavement, bullying, depression, disability, eating disorders, emotional problems, rape, self-harm,
· Running repair recovery
homelessness, mental health, pregnancy, suicide and violence.
· Accident recovery
Last year, Get Connected's team of 118 volunteers were contacted by more than 60,000 young
people over 160 every day! Now awareness building, volunteer recruitment and fundraising are
· Pay as you go to membership
the charity's three vital goals in order to meet continuing demand.
· Credit card taken at roadside
The partnership will launch in Central London on Wednesday 12 October 2011 at The Long Acre
pub, Covent Garden with the first ever BNI-Get Connected Quizzers Gain Extravaganza. Entry is
0845 094 5307
open to all BNI members. Tickets are £10 per person and £50 per team of 5 in advance.
There will also be a BNI-Get Connected `Dragons' Den' Dinner at the end of November 2011 with
a chance to pitch to the `Dragons' and win a fabulous prize. To register your interest as a BNI mem-
We make wheels turn
ber or for Quizzer tickets, email oboylel@getconnected.org.uk.
Get Connected. Head Office: PO Box 51719, London, NW1 5UH.
so you can earn.
If you need help call 0808 808 4994 from 1pm-11pm every day.
