mhs charity golf day raises £7,000 for Help for
Heroes
A fantastic £7000 was raised for ‘Help
For Heroes’ at the annual mhs homes charity golf day when 100
golfers played eighteen holes at Upchurch River Valley Golf
Club.
Fund raising included sponsorship
opportunities throughout the day such as golf balls, competitions
and the hole in one as well as a raffle in the evening for which
partners donated eighteen quality prizes.
Help for Heroes was launched in
October 2007 by a group of friends and service relations who wished
‘to do something’ to help the wounded coming back from Afghanistan
and Iraq.
The prizes for the day were presented
by special guest ‘Help for Heroes’ pin up and page three model,
Peta Todd. Peta said, "In December 2007 I visited Headley Court at
Christmas to deliver Christmas Stockings to the injured servicemen,
I was profoundly moved by everyone I met and I questioned why I
hadn’t heard anything about it before. The visit really inspired me
to want to do something to help, so I became a patron of the
charity.
In May 2008 I joined the 350 mile Big
Battlefield Bike Ride through France. I completed all 350 miles of
it, along with some great fellas from Headley Court who made me
determined to keep going. In the past twelve months I have marched
into London, Tobogganed, wingwalked and jumped out of plane all in
support of Help for Heroes. I am honoured to be a Patron and
wholeheartedly support the charity."
Steve Craddock, Help for Heroes
Co-ordinator said, "We called for the people of the United Kingdom
to show their support and affection for ‘our troops’ and to do so
by ‘doing their bit’. Our call has been heard throughout Britain
and an army of volunteers is fund raising to support our
wounded.
People all over the country are doing
things to show their support, some events raise lots of money
…….all donations are of equal value to us and all show that the
donors really care. To date we have raised £17 million, or
£1million a month to support our servicemen and women.
Our young men and women of the Armed
Forces will say that they are not heroes; they will tell you that
they are just doing their job. We think that anyone who volunteers
to serve in time of war, knowing that they may risk all, is a hero.
These are ordinary people doing extraordinary things and some of
them are living with the consequences of their service for
life.
We may not be able to prevent
‘our troops’ from being wounded, but together we can help them get
better."
John Sands, Chief Executive of mhs homes said, "Thank you to
everybody that contributed making the event a great success: "We
are overwhelmed because our friends and partners have been so
supportive and generous. All of the money raised from the day will
go specifically towards ‘Help for Heroes.’