Keep up to date with us
Whether you’re a previous Achievement Award winner, a coordinator or just someone interested in what we do, sign up to receive our latest news!
From the Archive: The Jack Petchey Foundation 10th Anniversary
As part of the 25th birthday celebrations of the Jack Petchey Foundation, the Foundation is creating an archive of all things Sir Jack Petchey! This includes photographs, diaries, publications, certificates, and many more relating to his businesses, the charity, and Sir Jack’s personal life. My name is Katy, and I am the archivist with the fascinating job of delving into the life of Sir Jack Petchey.
On the first of every month throughout 2024, I will be offering a glimpse into that archive through a series of blogs. I’ll be picking out some of the key artefacts that tell the story of Sir Jack and the Foundation. Join us for that journey.
Object:
In this blog, we are looking at how the Jack Petchey Foundation celebrated its 10th anniversary, including the official booklet, as well some of the well wishes from some very notable people.
Front cover of ‘Inspire: Special 10th Anniversary Edition’
Page from ‘Inspire: Special 10th Anniversary Edition’
Page from ‘Inspire: Special 10th Anniversary Edition’
Context of Objects
Reaching the 10th anniversary of the formation of the Jack Petchey Foundation was a big achievement, and one that everyone wanted to recognise… and not only those within the Foundation.
The Foundation received letters of congratulations from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace, and the Prime Minister at the time, Gordon Brown. These well wishes, alongside several others, were included in the 10th anniversary booklet.
Letter from the late Queen
Letter from a previous Prime Minister Gordon Brown
Relevance to the Foundation
While the Foundation is brilliant at celebrating the achievements of others, they don’t always celebrate their own. These congratulatory letters enabled the Foundation to also recognise and celebrate their own achievements and their impact on young people. In the first ten years, the Foundation celebrated th emielstone of giving out 70,000 Achievement Award winners from across 2,000 schools and clubs; over this time they’d also invested over £65 million to support young people.
Achievement Award winner Ayesha Fihosy expressed that the “award helped me believe in myself, but it has also made me eager to achieve more in my life”.
Achievement Award winner Ayesha Fihosy
These statistics and kind messages, whether they are from royalty, patrons, or young people, demonstrate the scale of the impact that the Jack Petchey Foundation had and continues to make.