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Sid Keyte's Live Stand Up Comedy Show!

Sid Keyte is raising money for The Rifles Regimental Trust
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on 30 August 2010

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We support The Rifles & its antecedent regiments, including via The Rifles Benevolent Trust, charity No: 1119071, which incorporates Care for Casualties & the Always a Rifleman Programme. Together the Trusts support all serving Riflemen & veterans, with the AARP meeting mental health needs.

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<h2><span style="color: #ff0000;">A DVD of the show (&pound;10)&nbsp;is available to</span></h2> <h2><span style="color: #ff0000;">&nbsp;buy. Donate below and you'll be sent</span></h2> <h2><span style="color: #ff0000;">&nbsp;a copy. Thank you very much for your</span></h2> <h2><span style="color: #ff0000;">&nbsp;amazingly generous&nbsp;support.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><strong>&nbsp;</strong></h2> <h2><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">&nbsp;</span></strong></h2> <h2><strong>&nbsp;</strong></h2> <h2><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">&nbsp;</span></strong></h2> <p>Since the formation of The Rifles in February 2007, The Rifles have suffered &nbsp;more casualties than any other regiment.&nbsp; There have been <strong>54 Riflemen Killed in Action</strong> with a further <strong>290 seriously injured</strong>.&nbsp; Of these, in excess of <strong>40 </strong>have sustained life changing physical injuries which will require long term assistance (<strong>23</strong> are amputees, and <strong>3</strong> of these have lost&nbsp;<strong>three </strong>of their&nbsp;limbs).&nbsp; For each casualty&nbsp;the Regiment sustains, a&nbsp;family's life&nbsp;is changed forever.&nbsp;</p> <h3><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">The 2010 Appeal</span></strong><strong></strong></h3> <p>The Rifles Charities have launched an appeal, Care For&nbsp; Casualties, which aims to raise &pound;1million during 2010.&nbsp; It is run by a great friend, who works full time and voluntarily for this vital cause.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">What kind of help do we provide?</span></strong></h3> <p>Care for Casualties is an appeal that gives the severely wounded and their families the support, the inspiration and the means to rebuild their lives and make the best of their futures.&nbsp; An example might be funding driving lessons or a stairlift for an amputee.</p> <p>The list is endless; last year, there were 691 individual cases funded by the Regiment.</p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">I have been fortunate enough to have spent an incredibly fulfilling and happy 17 years as a Rifleman and as I leave the Army, I would really like to give something back to all those who have suffered.&nbsp; <br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">If you would like to know more about the charity please visit <a href="http://www.careforcasualties.org.uk">www.careforcasualties.org.uk. </a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #000000;">Please give generously.&nbsp; Thank you.<br /></span></p>

Donation summary

Total
£8,235.00
+ £1,663.53 Gift Aid
Online
£6,985.00
Offline
£1,250.00

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