Letterbox Club Wins Third Sector Excellence Award

Letterbox Club has won the prestigious Third Sector Excellence Charity Partnership Award for its work with Fostering Network Northern Ireland, as part of their Fostering Achievement programme.

The presentation was made at a ceremony held at the Lancaster London Hotel on Wednesday, 28 September.

Representatives from the Letterbox Club team at Booktrust were there to receive the award along with Viv Bird, Booktrust CEO, Rose Griffiths, Letterbox Club founder, Robert Tapsfield, CEO Fostering Network, Kate Lewis, CEO Fostering Network Northern Ireland and Jack Smith, Policy and Research Officer at the Who Cares? Trust.

Booktrust's Head of Targeted Programmes, Marian Keen-Downs, said:

'From this successful partnership, an efficient and cost effective way to encourage independent learning at home has been created and the educational achievement of many looked-after children in Northern Ireland has been improved. Booktrust is thrilled that this unique and effective programme has won a Third Sector Award.'

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