BRIT

PRIME MINSTER  DAVID CAMERON

“Sometimes when people set up a new charity, they want to kind of elbow other charities out of the way, and I think what is so great about the founding of BRIT is you are bringing together some really great charities and organisations and saying, ‘Right, how can we do something really inspirational together?’ That is how I understand your whole idea about this Centre of Inspirational Excellence that you want to build: you want to reach out to disabled young people across our country and provide them with challenges and with excitement, but you are not saying you know all the answers, how to do it on your own. You have brought together a whole range of charities to help you do that, and I think that that is a brilliant way of establishing something new which is going to be genuinely additional and exciting to what we do to help young people with disability.”

SIR RICHARD BRANSON, BRIT MENTOR

”BRIT is visionary and innovative. I am proud to be a supporter of BRIT. BRIT is an organisation that not only brings charities together, but encourages young people who face the most unbelievable challenges - everyday! BRIT is qualified and inspiring because it is the brain child of the most inspirational individual – it's founder; Phil Packer MBE – a person I deeply admire. It is inspiring that a man such as Phil, after all he’s been through, wants only to talk to young men and women like him who face adversity daily. I am deeply honoured that Phil has asked me to be a Mentor to BRIT. I’m sure the young people I meet will teach me more than I could ever wish to teach them. I am proud to be part of this extraordinary vision and delighted the Virgin Group are supporting BRIT from the beginning”.

BARONESS TANNI GREY-THOMPSON DBE

“There are times in all our lives when we need inspiration and support.  I applaud Phil and the British Inspiration Trust for trying to deliver vital support to young people at some of the most difficult times in their lives.”