Fundraising this Remembrance
Our supporters never let us down and this Remembrance is no different. They have found their own ways to show their support to our veterans and honour their service.
Remembrance is such an important time of year for veterans, serving personnel and their families and we are grateful to our supporters who join us in 'Planning to Remember'. They help us to ensure the fallen are not forgotten, bring their communities together and ensure we can continue to support our blind veterans.
Coffee morning in Surrey
A Surrey community group is holding a fundraising coffee morning to mark Remembrance.
Café Connects' coffee morning in Godstone on Saturday 7 November will provide guests with delicious cakes, various stalls and a great raffle.
Regular attendee Keith is a blind veteran and a local Parish councillor. He is a supporter of the coffee mornings and put forward our charity as we have supported him for over ten years.
Keith served in the Army with the Coldstream Guards from 1976 until his eyesight began to deteriorate but it was another 20 years until Keith was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa.
In the last year, Keith's sight has deteriorated and his trusted guide dog, Ford, has retired. He says:
"I’m now very reliant on others. I no longer go out on my own; my sight loss is currently stopping me from doing things which is very isolating.
“Blind Veterans UK has always been fantastic for supporting me through the highs and lows and I know they will be there for me again to offer further training and support which will give me a confidence boost, so this coffee morning is an opportunity for me to give back. I am very grateful to Café Connect for supporting Blind Veterans UK."
Keith has lived in Godstone all his life and remembers the youth club, where the coffee morning is held, being built. He was in fact one of the first young people to use it.
“Remembrance is a very poignant time; I lost an uncle during the D Day Landings so I think of him and my grandad who was a sergeant major in the Second World War. I also remember the mates I served alongside.”
Supporter and blind veteran
Tattoo studio get creative this Remembrance
The owners of Double Ks tattoo studio in Newport, Shropshire chose us as their charity in 2023 and are again fundraising for us this Remembrance.
On 11 November, the studio will donate to us all money taken from tattoos carried out on that day. In addition, the studio has been selling raffle tickets with prizes offered by both themselves, and other local businesses, to be drawn on Armistice Day. Bids are also being taken for artwork which will be auctioned on the same day. To get involved you can visit the Double K Tattoos Facebook page.
The tattoo studio’s artists have created the artwork for the auction which includes a spaceman in a large handmade wooden frame and four wooden pens made from wood from a Second World War training centre in Scotland, HMS Hermes and HMS Onyx. These pieces will come complete with an authenticity certificate to show where the wood was sourced from. Another item is a skateboard deck with a Remembrance Day theme. Pam, who owns the studio with her husband, says:
“One of our first clients at the tattoo studio over 15 years ago was a blind veteran. He has told us many stories, over many tattoos, since. We have had many other veterans as customers too and therefore decided to raise money for military charities. For the past few years, we have done our best to raise funds for Blind Veterans UK, it’s a very worthy charity and we know of people who have personally benefited from it.
“A family friend of ours has had loads of support from the charity and it helped him greatly so it means a lot to give what we can back.”
Noeline's Remembrance lunch
Blind veteran Noeline was 'raised on Remembrance' and is hosting a Remembrance lunch at her local church as well as a Remembrance get together for her fellow local blind veterans in Cardiff.
Noeline's earliest memories of Remembrance were attending the parade in her pushchair as a very young child and then taking part in parades as a brownie.
"I'm determined to help ensure the fallen are not forgotten. It was always drummed into me that the freedom I'm able to enjoy is because of the sacrifices of people like my great uncles."
Blind veteran
In addition to the events that Noeline has planned, she has also been busy knitting poppies that will be available in exchange for donations and has created a special poppy cushion which is being raffled to raise money for our charity. She says:
"Remembrance became even more significant to me following my own service in the Women's Royal Army Corps.
"Since becoming a blind veteran, I've been proud to lay a wreath on behalf of the charity at my local Remembrance Day commemoration. This gives me an opportunity to Remember, thank those dear to me, and to recognise the support Blind Veterans UK has given to veterans like myself."
You can make a pledge to get involved with future fundraising activity by contacting our Community Partnerships Team who will keep you updated on all new opportunities to get involved.
Alternatively, take a look at some of our fundraising ideas and challenges and discover ways in which you, your group or small business could get involved throughout the year and beyond:
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