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05/03/2010 News! New projects to be announced at National Conference

The National Conference, to be hosted by Dame Kelly, will be a recruitment opportunity for our new and ongoing projects.

The Conference is aimed at the Trust's Harnessing Talent Athletes, giving them the opportunity to learn about other career options, including how to be inspiring mentors to young people through our different programmes. It is essential for the Harnessing Talent Athletes to make sure that they gain the best coaching themselves on how to take their careers forward after sport; especially through the different programmes that the DKH Legacy Trust runs.

On Day 2 of the Conference, Julie Whelan, CEO of the Trust will be running a selection session for the new London 2012 Young Leaders Programme sponsored by BP. Young Leaders is a programme engaging 100 disadvantaged young people to develop and deliver a range of volunteering opportunities in their local community culminating in a high profile volunteering role at the London 2012 Olympics.

Other ‘Inspiring Lives’ projects, include Making Headway, Get on Track and Backing Young Britain will also be headlined.

Sport and Youth Development sessions, aiming to develop performers skills working with young people, will also be running across the two days. These this include; Introduction to Coaching Skills, Team Building Activities with Young People and Developing Learning Plans.

Day 2 will also be the selection day for our new Champion Voice programme. The purpose of Champion Voice programme is to ensure that retired World Class sports performers are given the support and training required to influence and make a high quality contribution to sport at a strategic level. This initial two year programme will help high performing sportspeople make the transition from the sports arena to the board room ensuring they have the knowledge and skills to benefit the organisation they are involved with. 

Anna Jackson, who competed at the Sydney Paralympic Games said "I think The Dame Kelly Holmes Legacy Trust is a fantastic organisation with powerful values which I believe in. Having recently retired from professional sport I realise now the challenges that an athlete faces in making the transition into work; I think it is of paramount importance that athletes receive the kind of help and support that DKH Legacy Trust offer. I'd like to help other athletes in the future receive the best support possible with regard to this.  I am very keen to help share any insight and ideas that I have on these issues."

To attend the DKH Legacy Trust National Conference click here
To find out more about Champion Voice click here