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I am truly honoured that I have been selected to volunteer in January 2016 for Skiing with Heroes .

Ski with Heroes helps war veterans with life changing injuries back into employment through a range of mentoring, support, ski based activities & unique pain clinics.   

This year Ski With Heroes will be helping 22 Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans who have had life changing injuries, I am aiming to raise £2,500 to help fund their places on the trip I am paying for all of my own costs so 100% of what you donate will be helping the veterans directly - so please be generous the work that this charity does makes a real difference.

I am part of a Vodafone team of four ‘The Vodafone Vertical Victors’ we have signed up to a number of challenges taking place in Klosters 28-31 January 2016, we will be tested against other corporate teams as well as veterans in a ski marathon attempting over 100 kilometers' and a grand slalom, Vodafone is donating our time for the competition and will match some of our funding, in addition to these challenges we will be working as ski buddies with these amazing guys.  

Many veterans struggle to find jobs because of their injuries, and the charity's work continues once their ski week is done. Every veteran on the 2013 ski week that asked for Ski With Heroes help in finding employment has now found a job & I am sure all know someone who's been injured or affected in war.

So here's your chance to help the soldiers who bravely risk their lives and get injured defending our families and way of life. We owe a special debt to soldiers with amputations and PTSD from Afghanistan and Iraq. The charity is run by James Palmer Tomkinson and supported by Prince Harry and Mike Tindall, all your money goes straight to the charity.

You can also read about the work of Skiing with Heroes here: 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/article-2825194/Hope-heroes-meet-forces-veterans-lives-transformed-charity-Skiing-Heroes.html 

And at http://skiingwithheroes.com/

Below are some quotes from Veterans who were lucky enough to take part in the inaugural week last year;

“In every way possible, Skiing with Heroes has turned my life around”

“A charity with a unique and intensely personal approach to rebuilding shattered lives”

“With my walking stick, I’m an invalid, in skis, I’m just another person”

"I feel like my life has moved on a million miles”

“It was as if a line had been drawn in the sand. I stopped thinking about the negatives and realised I could look forward to the future”

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