Pictured above: The Homerton University Hospital RNRU team who cared for Rob (centre). YFN London East chair, Lexi Laybourn (right) with BIFA’s executive director, Carl Hobbis (second left).
Press Release | A fundraising quiz organised by the London East region of the British International Freight Association’s Young Forwarder Network raised almost £2,500 in aid of Homerton University Hospital Regional Neurological Rehabilitation Unit (RNRU).
The London East region is one of a number of regional networking groups within the Young Forwarder Network (YFN), which was set up by BIFA in 2019 as part of the trade association’s work to develop the sector’s future freight forwarding ambassadors and leaders.
Lexi Laybourn, customer service manager at DP World London Gateway, and chair of the YFN’s London East region, who has contributed immensely to the YFN community since its inception, was the driving force behind the quiz.
Lexi said: “The event was organised as a thank you to Homerton University Hospital RNRU for what it did for my dad, Rob, who suffered a large stroke in the first half of 2022. He spent four months in the rehab unit, learning to walk, talk and live an independent life again. Our family learnt first-hand how important this type of place is.
“We could not have raised so much money without the generosity of BIFA members in booking tables, donating auction and raffle prizes and their all-round support, as well as BIFA and YFN teams with their organisation of the event and the quiz itself.
“DP World deserves a special mention for its support with the venue hire, as well as being the overall winning team.”
Carl Hobbis, an executive director at BIFA, who has management responsibility for the trade association’s training and development services added: “Four years on from the start of the YFN, over 1,000 individuals have participated in the various events that the regional networking groups organise. These range from the educational, such as presentations on specific aspects of the freight and logistics industry, to purely social, such as this brilliant quiz night. The YFN Group on LinkedIn is now a community of over 2,000 followers.”
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BIFA’s YFN is committed to providing opportunities for those new to the industry to develop their knowledge and professional skills. Membership is free and open to any employee of a BIFA Member company.
As well as providing the opportunities for members to network with peers and develop their knowledge and professional skills in a more social environment, the YFN is also proving to be a major step forward for the industry in developing its future freight forwarding ambassadors and leaders.
Details of future events can be found by visiting the BIFA YFN LinkedIn page:
https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/bifa-young-forwarders-network/
Further information about the YFN can be seen here:
https://www.bifa.org/information/young-forwarder-network
For further information, or to offer your services as a speaker at an event, contact BIFA’s Communications and Events team – [email protected] or Carl Hobbis – [email protected]
