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The RAF Association:The Association recognises that RAF personnel and their immediate families dedicate their lives to their country, and to ensure that such a sacrifice does not result in suffering, poverty or loneliness.

•Membership organisation & welfare charity

•Around 65,000 members worldwide

•Homes from Home

•Self funding – no MoD/government funding

•Last year Wings Appeal raised £1.6 million

How the RAF Association currently supports Cadets:• £5000 a year contribution towards Air Cadet magazine

• The Cadet Award – 10 fully funded places to RAF Akrotiri - Cyprus

• 2 x 35 hour & 4 x 12 hour – Flying scholarship – Applications for 2014 open in OCTOBER 2013!

Introducing…

rafaYOUTH facebook community

Regular updates, news, polls and quizzes…

Become a rafaYOUTH member:The new membership category of the RAF Association created for 13-17 year olds in the air-related uniformed youth organisations: ATC, CCF(RAF), Air Scouts & GVCAC

•Promoting youth development through an air-related environment•Encouraging volunteering, support & interaction•Inspiring and growing the next generation of RAF Association members & our future aviation community•Increased awareness of the Association, its goals & its work

Free Prize Draws for incredible experiences…

And lots, lots more!

rafaYOUTH Membership

• Like our facebook page from TODAY to enter the first free

prize draw!

• RAFA Youth Membership launches officially on the 1st

August 2013

• Encouraging young people to join your organisations

• Regular valuable content and access to highly-desirable flying

experiences and free prize draws

• Membership costs just £10 per year

• Gift/Group Memberships also available!

For more information:

facebook.com/rafaYOUTH

Contact: Helen Gibson – Youth Community Manager

helen.gibson@rafa.org.uk orrafayouth@rafa.org.uk

0116 268 8789 / 07 879 475 445