Simon Henson

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Fundraising for Supporting Wounded Veterans Ltd
£6,878
raised of £1,000 target
by 86 supporters
Donations cannot currently be made to this page
Event: Nightrider 2013, from 8 June 2013 to 9 June 2013
We support medically-discharged veterans to give them independence

Story

Well here you are visiting my JustGiving page so please don't go away!

I bicycled around Northern France on three Help for Heroes Battlefield Tours with soldiers who were blind, monopeds, no-peds and with all manner of injuries. What I hadn't realised was that once these veterans leave the Army, they move into a civilian system that is just not geared up to look after the future of these men and women. Please do click on the icon and watch the video below.

Ironically, in 2011, I lost my left leg and  so I now have some first hand experience of some of the challenges that they face in mobility, generally living day by day, and getting a job.

So, I was really happy to be involved in Gilly's charity to get these guys believing in themselves and mentoring them into employment.

I am not able to do the full 100K but I intend to do 50K which is what I did last year for Christopher Shale's Rwandan stadium.

This is a great little charity that is already delivering on its promises, and which will benefit hugely from your support. Thank you so much.

Simon

 

 

 

About the charity

Supporting Wounded Veterans helps medically-discharged veterans regain their independence after physical and mental injuries. We offer skihabilitation, pain management, mentoring, and employment programmes. Since 2013 we have helped 90% of our veterans find meaningful occupation.

Donation summary

Total raised
£6,877.17
+ £46.25 Gift Aid
Online donations
£4,512.17
Offline donations
£2,365.00

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