Tag: Foresters Friendly Society

Foresters Friendly Society Crowns Volunteer Lifeboat Man Winner Of Unsung Hero Competition

Stuart Mitchell

With two thirds (66%) of the public thinking everyday heroes go unacknowledged – and 44% wanting to talk more openly about the selfless acts of others – Foresters Friendly Society, the mutual financial services provider, ran a UK wide competition to find the nation’s Unsung Hero. Entrants told Foresters about their ‘Unsung Hero’s’ tireless efforts, and how their volunteering benefitted their local community. Having received close to 100 unique and moving online entries, submitted from a combination of both existing members of Foresters and the public, the judges faced a…

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Foresters Friendly Society Launch Unsung Heroes Competition

Stuart Mitchell

As we gear up for the deluge of Hollywood superhero blockbusters this summer, new research has proven that 41% of adults admit they don’t have a favourite fictional superhero. National Superhero Day, on 28th April 2019, was initially created by Marvel employees in 1995 to honour superheroes both real and fictional. However, while Marvel and DC comic heroes are admired, it is the real-life feats of everyday people that strike a chord in our hearts.  For example, a third of those surveyed (35%) felt the startlingly brave acts of the…

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