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Veterans’ charity Stoll hosts a<br />
gala dinner to remember<br />
STOLL<br />
Stoll marks 100 years of supporting ex-Servicemen and women with<br />
celebrations at the Savoy<br />
In <strong>The</strong> News...<br />
Stoll chairman to cycle 100 miles and<br />
abseil 540 feet to mark centenary<br />
<strong>The</strong> Chairman of Stoll, the Fulham based Veterans’ charity and<br />
Housing Association, is taking on two daring feats in a bid to raise<br />
vital funds to provide much needed housing for ex-Servicemen and<br />
women. Air Commodore Andy Fryer will be completing the Ride<br />
London 100 mile bike ride and abseiling 540 feet down the<br />
Broadgate Tower.<br />
2016 marks 100 years of the charity delivering its mission to provide<br />
a home and support for vulnerable ex-Servicemen and women. Stoll<br />
provides safe accommodation and support that promotes independent<br />
living, with Veterans of recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan<br />
living alongside residents who have served in WWII, <strong>No</strong>rthern<br />
Ireland and the Falklands.<br />
<strong>The</strong>re is a considerable waiting list for accommodation at Stoll<br />
Mansions in Fulham and at its three other London sites. More<br />
Veterans are in significant need of safe, affordable accommodation.<br />
Stoll is raising money to help address this growing need and ensure<br />
that all Veterans receive the housing support they need when entering<br />
civilian life.<br />
Stoll Chairman, Air Commodore Andy Fryer, a former Nimrod<br />
navigator who has seen action in the Falklands, Balkans and<br />
Afghanistan, is excited to be kicking off the fundraising drive that he<br />
hopes will raise £25m over the next five years. He said:<br />
“I can’t wait to take on this double challenge, though I admit I’m a<br />
little nervous about dangling 500ft above the City! I never fail to be<br />
inspired by the amazing impact Stoll has on the lives of vulnerable<br />
Veterans. At present we are struggling to find space for all the people<br />
who need our help, so we’ve launched our Centenary Appeal to raise<br />
money so we can help more of the ex-Servicemen and women who<br />
have given so much to our country.”<br />
To take part in the Broadgate Tower abseil please contact Dorothy<br />
Jones on dorothy.jones@stoll.org.uk or text: “540” with your full<br />
name and address to: 07469 353 405.<br />
Stoll, the leading provider of support and housing for the Veterans’<br />
community, will hold a one off gala dinner to mark 100 years of vital<br />
support to those who have served our country.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Stoll Centenary Gala Dinner, taking place at the Savoy Hotel in<br />
Central London on 14 <strong>No</strong>vember 2016, will include a champagne<br />
reception, fine dining, a silent auction with a range of impressive prizes<br />
and a live 22 piece band.<br />
Stoll’s President, Field Marshall Lord Walker of Aldringham, said: “It’s<br />
time to celebrate 100 years of Stoll’s fantastic work providing housing<br />
and support to Veterans. What better way of showing one’s support for<br />
Stoll to carry on its vital work for the next 100 years than to buy a table<br />
and enjoy an evening of entertainment in the splendid setting of<br />
London’s Savoy Hotel.”<br />
Table packages start at £2,500 and all funds raised on the evening will<br />
go towards housing and support services for Veterans in England.<br />
Stoll provides safe, high quality housing and access to services that<br />
enable vulnerable and disabled Veterans in need of support to live<br />
fulfilling, independent lives. <strong>The</strong> charity and Housing Association<br />
provides services to Veterans who have served in conflicts from Iraq<br />
and Afghanistan, to WW2 and the Falklands. Yet many more Veterans<br />
are in significant need of safe, affordable accommodation. Stoll is<br />
raising funds to help address this growing need and ensure that ex-<br />
Servicemen and women receive the support they need when entering<br />
civilian life. <strong>The</strong> money raised at the Gala Dinner will help Stoll to<br />
achieve this.<br />
For any press enquiries please contact James Ford on 07974565425 or<br />
Sarah Skinner on 07802658145<br />
<strong>The</strong> Stoll Centenary Gala Dinner will be held at <strong>The</strong> Savoy Hotel,<br />
Strand, London WC2R 0EU on 14 <strong>No</strong>vember 2016.<br />
To book your table or for more information about the Gala Dinner<br />
please contact Beverley Russell on 07469353402 /<br />
Beverley.russell@stoll.org.uk<br />
You can support Andy’s challenge here:<br />
http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/AndyFryer<br />
To donate to Stoll please visit www.stoll.org.uk.<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Sandbag</strong> Arms<br />
Iain George, our Support Services<br />
Manager has a nice link to the<br />
<strong>Sandbag</strong> <strong>Times</strong>. During his time<br />
in service he and his colleagues<br />
made a bar from sandbags,<br />
affectionately called the ‘<strong>Sandbag</strong><br />
Arms’ and he has some great<br />
photos of him at the bar. Ian will<br />
be telling us of his work with<br />
Stoll very soon plus his<br />
adventures in his bar!! Look out<br />
for more updates and news from<br />
Stoll in the SBT.<br />
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www.sandbagtimes.co.uk
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