Festival fund-raising
Wounded servicemen and women are set to gain a major boost from Southend Festival of the Air 2009.
An organisation called Help for Heroes – which supports those wounded while serving their country – has been chosen as the Festival’s official charity.
Badged official collectors will circulate among the seafront crowds at the Festival on Sunday 24th May and Monday 25th May.
There will also be a special stall selling memorabilia and promoting the work of Help for Heroes.
- Help for Heroes was launched in October 2007 to help members of the Armed Forces injured in the course of serving their country.
- It was borne out of an immense respect for the courage, humour and professionalism of the men and women of the Armed Forces who put their lives in danger, on a regular basis, on our behalf
- Help for Heroes has raised, on average, over £1 million per month to help our wounded – a total of more than £12 million committed or designated
- The majority of the money raised has been allocated for building much needed rehabilitation facilities.
- Much of this money comes from fundraising events organised by people across the country
- Help for Heroes supports other service charities, and aims to supplement the available facilities and care so those in rehabilitation get the very best facilities and treatment in order to recover from their injuries and rebuild their careers.
- It benefits members of the Royal Navy, Army and RAF
- More details are available from http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council’s Executive Councillor for Enterprise, Tourism and Regeneration, Councillor John Lamb says: “We are very pleased that Help for Heroes is the official charity for Southend Festival of the Air 2009.”
At all our previous Airshows we have always had an immense amount of loyal help from members the of the armed services, both airborne and on the ground, so we are delighted to try to give a little bit back by helping a charity which supports their wounded colleagues.
“We hope that as many people as possible will dig deep into their pockets and give as much as they can to this very worthy cause.”
Check out the latest details of Southend Festival of the Air 2009 on www.southendairshow.com