YDC 97 chosen charity

[bykimbo]

I am pleased to announce the chosen charity for March's YDC event.

This will be http://www.fisherhouse.org/ - Fisher Houses are homes provided for the families of returning injured servicemen and women. It means that loved ones can stay near recuperating spouses etc giving the love and support they need to recover fully from their injuries and trauma.

The charity is American based and was set-up to aid American service personnel, but the idea has recently been imported into the UK too and Fisher House is working alongside Help for Heroes to provide homes in this country, with the first UK house being built next to the Birmingham hospital where many injured service personnel go.

The idea is not just to provide on-site support for the injured, but to do so without draining the finances of those who visit through having to pay for hotel accommodation.

I think it's a brilliantly simple idea, and a worthy cause and hope everybody will support it - particularly since it's trans-Atlantic.

It's not clear if I will be able to make payments via the US site, but I'm hopeful it will take my Amex card! Anybody is welcome to make payments direct, of course. The page is here: http://www.fisherhouse.org/donate/

I'll gather payments otherwise as normal and if it turns out there's no easy way to get the funds to them from the UK will be asking for a US volunteer to take the money from me via PayPal or whatever and pass it on to the charity. We'll worry about that at the time, and I'll repeat the donation information in the tally thread at the end of the run.

[moonwitch]

I'll be here to support this cause.

When our local hospital closed due to a military based decision (it was owned by the combined military here) locals were concerned about what developers would do to the land.

Turns out that homes for injured military personnel are part of the plans so I'm pleased o see more homes like these are being built in other areas.

[HerMajesty]

I'd not heard of this...........but it sounds like a fabulous idea, after reading about it! Good choice!!

[Maelbrigda]

sounds similar to the ronald mcdonald houses for the famiies of ill children. I will support this cause happily

Penni

[moonwitch]

Mystery box just added

[madelaine]

In view of my military connections, I will, of course, be happy to support this cause.

[moonwitch]

In view of my military connections, I will, of course, be happy to support this cause.

I'm in the eBid Army...so I couldn't refuse

[suesjools]

I'm in the eBid Army...so I couldn't refuse

LOL! Sounds like a very worthy cause indeed.

Best wishes for many sales to all,

[Tiskets]

Great choice!

A great deal of exceptional work has been done in the Birmingham area. Injured troops flown here to be tended by wonderful people. The HTH site has this link to show what Kim's chosen charity, Fisher House is doing: http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/anno...her-House.html

[bykimbo]

Great choice!

A great deal of exceptional work has been done in the Birmingham area. Injured troops flown here to be tended by wonderful people. The HTH site has this link to show what Kim's chosen charity, Fisher House is doing: http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/anno...her-House.html

Very helpful, ta muchly x