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Anne Daultrey has always been very proactive when it comes to health and fitness after retirement, but she says she needed a helping hand after some surgery – and thanks to your donations, we were able to support her. Alex Abrams, 23, is taking on two and a half marathons this year in memory of her dad, who died suddenly at work in November 2022. Here she shares why supporting our charity meant so much to him – and now to her as well… Retired firefighter Nigel Bulmer says the help he received following a major motocross accident was instrumental in him getting mobile again – and has inspired a number of fundraising events since. Thanks to your kind donations, we’ve been able to support Paul Burchett - a firefighter with Humberside FRS – with his physical health and through mounting financial challenges, which in turn had begun impacting his mental health. Retired on-call firefighter, Graham Wass, is living with MS which impacts his day-to-day life hugely. He’s been supported both face-to-face and remotely in recent years – thanks to funds raised and donations made by you.
Anne: “Your Tai Chi sessions have really helped me in retirement – physically and mentally”
Alex: “I want to use my dad’s strength and passion to run 2.5 marathons for the charity”
Nigel: “Our charity is like insurance… by paying in, you’re securing support for life”
Paul: “Having the reassurance that I can feed myself and my three boys means everything”
Graham: “I’ve fundraised for years… now you’re supporting me through MS”
