Be Inspiring - Live pledges
They've taken the Challenge and been inspired!
Here are the current pledges aiming to make a difference in Derby. Let them inspire you to make a pledge or perhaps get involved with one that is already going on!
| Derbyshire Sport has pledged to... Children in Derbyshire schools will walk the equivalent of Derbyshire to Beijing during June and July 2008. |
| Derby City Primary Care T has pledged to... We will help 2012 additional people to quit smoking for 52 weeks between 2008 and 2012 |
| Derby City Partnership Ce has pledged to... Our team members will take part in 20 new activities over the next 12 months that raise our aspirations, inspire us and help us inspire others |
| Cococo has pledged to... We promise to hold at least 20 co-coaching graduation events, as a result of working with at least 12 DCP partners |
| Derby City Council Librar has pledged to... We will provide a minimum of 12 accredited volunteering opportunities in libraries each year to 2012 |
| Bemrose School has pledged to... We will increase the number of pupils achieving 5 A* - C GCSEs including English and Maths from 14% to 30%, an increase of 16%, by 2010. This is a particularly challenging pledge, due to 57% of our puplis not having English as a first language. |
| Marketing Derby has pledged to... Derby Ambassadors will go into schools and give a presentation to 2012 school pupils this summer |
| Marketing Derby has pledged to... 2012 visitors to Derby will be greeted by Derby Ambassadors between 2008 and 2012 |
| Derby Council for Volunta has pledged to... We will recruit and place an additional 50 volunteers a year - or 11% - achieving a total of 2012 volunteers by 2012 |
| Forum of Faiths for Derby has pledged to... We promise to recruit and train 20 new and additional mentors in the next 12 months through Black Boys Can |
| Connexions Derbyshire has pledged to... We pledge to reduce the number of 16 - 18 year olds not in employment, education or training (NEET) by an additional 150 young people by 2012. |
| Derby Evening Telegraph has pledged to... We promise to promote the objectives of the challenge, encourage participation among readers and record their achievements through a detailed and sustained editorial campaign |
| Derby City Council has pledged to... We promise to support our employees to volunteer in the community, so raising their own skills and skills of local communities and voluntary organisations. |
| Sir Christopher Ball has pledged to... I pledge to walk around the boundary of the city of Derby on 11 October 2008 and will raise £2012 for the Be inspiring challenge. I invite anybody who wishes to join me. |
| Learning and Skills Counc has pledged to... We will ensure that 2012 young people will be successful through vocational pathways |
| Inspira has pledged to... I pledge to provide free training in facilitation for anyone in DCP, and identify 2012 ideas on how we can work better together. |
| RNID has pledged to... I pledge to support 12 deaf and hard of hearing people into sustained employment each year up to and beyond 2012. |
| DCC Children and Young Pe has pledged to... I pledge that an additional 2012 young people will benefit from positive activities, including the design of new or refurbished facilities. |
| Helen Osler has pledged to... I pledge to coach, and be coached by, one young person in Derby |
| Derby and Derbyshire Educ has pledged to... We pledge to provide 2,012 school students with work experience placements. |
