YCDT Inspire Day 21st August 2017

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On 21st August, YCDT held its third annual Inspire event at the Kingswood School Sports Pavilion. The Trustees were joined at the event by the Development Managers, the young people themselves and a number of our supporters. The event gave everyone a chance to hear about some of the activities our beneficiaries have been part of during the past year and to celebrate their exam successes. One of our Development Managers, David Keen, spoke movingly of how much he has enjoyed his mentoring role within the organisation and the day ended with one of the Trust's first Ambassadors, Amy Dyke, giving a wonderful account of her time with the Trust and the life-changing support she received.

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