This year we are very excited to have awarded over £40,000 to 5 fantastic charities who do amazing work supporting the military community. They have great projects and plans coming up for 2022 and we can't wait to see the results!
Here is a little information about how the money will help a few of those charities...
We awarded Broughton House £9,979, this is so they can purchase a bandstand for their Veteran Care Village which is due to open this year!
To the team at the Defence Medical Welfare Service we awarded £9,612. This will provide welfare support to their 175 Armed Forces Community members experiencing ill health or injury.
We gave the Royal Air Forces Association (RAFA) £10k. This will support the conversion of one bedroom at Rothbury House into a self-contained apartment, to empower older members of the RAF community to live more comfortably and safely.
We awarded £5,800 to the team at Veterans With Dogs. This will help them hold 2 additional respite residentials for their beneficiaries.
We gave the team at Scotty's Little Soldiers £5k. This will be used to provide gifts and vouchers which are sent out to ‘Scotty members’ at key anniversaries throughout the year.
We are proud to have worked with some great charities, so find out more about the great causes we have supported!
Can the Big Salute help your charity? Every application we receive is reviewed by our Big Salute committee so if you want your cause to be considered then you can apply below!
Applications will be open to apply for grants from 1st of April 2022.
If you want to get involved and help raise funds for the BFBS Big Salute then there are lots of ways you can such as fundraising events, donations and much more!