SSAFA Sussex

Lt Col Ben Caesar RAMC, Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon, Walk

Fundraising for SSAFA
£811
raised
by 29 supporters
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SSAFA

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We provide vital practical and financial to support our Armed Forces community.

Story

Thank you for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page. I am raising money for SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity, and to raise awareness of Veterans and, in particular, Veterans Healthcare in Brighton.

 The Chavasse Clinic, which I founded and run at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, started after a chance encounter with a veteran from my grandfather's regiment on Armed Forces Day in 2016, who had been struggling to get a pain clinic appointment for 18 months and had subsequently become dependent upon a wheelchair. Since then, we have seen hundreds of Veteran patients with both simple and complex health problems, as well as Service Personnel who are current Regulars and Reservists, often helping direct them to other charitable organizations such as SSAFA for ongoing support beyond the scope of the NHS. 

I am walking with my body armour and daysac traversing the 5 War Memorials within Brighton and Hove to serve as a metaphor for the physical and mental burden that Service Personnel and Veterans carry on behalf of this country.


About the charity

SSAFA

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Since 1885, thanks to the public's support, we continue to provide welfare and wellbeing assistance tailored to our Armed Forces community. We know and understand the unique demands of service life, whether in the UK or overseas, and in times of need, we help to enable the Forces family to thrive.

Donation summary

Total raised
£811.00
+ £197.75 Gift Aid
Online donations
£811.00
Offline donations
£0.00

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