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We've got lots of good news to share in ths issue and some fun opportunities to get involved in. Design a bus for us! And while you're at it, don't forget to submit your audition video for the Glee Club Challenge! Young entrepreneurs, don't miss the "What Next?" section below...  Enjoy!

From all at the Jack Petchey Foundation

Calling all young artists and designers! The Jack Petchey Foundation is taking part in this year’s Lord Mayor's Show on Saturday 10th November. One of our two floats will be an open top double-decker bus... and we want YOU to help us design the artwork which covers it!

This could be the biggest blank canvas you'll ever work on!

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Panathlon has lots to celebrate in its eighth year of partnership with the Jack Petchey Foundation! Among the highlights of 2012 so far is a pilot project which trains secondary school students to become "Young Leaders". Look out for them in their pink t-shirts at the London and Essex finals this month. They have been doing a fantastic job!

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When 36 students walked into their "Speak Out" Challenge! workshop a year ago, little did they know what it would lead to... From a visit to the House of Lords to the prospect of gaining a university place at Cambridge's Corpus Christi college, the public speaking programme has opened doors our regional champions couldn't have dreamed of!

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