We always like to hear from our armed forces personnel, supporters, potential fundraisers and donors. Please click on the link below and we will include your comments in our Guest Book.
Dr Mike Smith August 2010
Just left comment on your grab bag page. Didn't know about you til my son caught a bad one on Saturday in Sangin. He's in 40 Co RM and had a sniper try to take him down. He's a big lad and fought on providing covering fire (he's a LM gunner) for mates and then getting himself down off a roof with a massive gunshot to chest. Been unconcious for 6 days since. He's VSI in Selly Oak Intensive Care but think we're through the worst and me and his Mum really appreciated the grab bag. Anything I can do to help publicise I will mention you on Radio 5 tonight. I'm doing a quick bit for Tony Livesey.
See you're just in Solihull. Looks like I'll be a near neighbour for few weeks.
Ta
Dr Mike Smith (father of Jack Smith 40 Commando RM )
A Mum says thank you August 2010
My son came back from Afghanistan and he was injured but received one of your bags and loved it. The T shirt is ace and he wears it nearly every day. He was picked by helicoper and sent to Selly Oak, although not badly injured just walking wounded. He took hold of your T shirt and bag and didn't let go for a couple of days. He keeps having me washing it so he can wear it again and again. Thank you so much. It made him feel part of something when he came home. Please keep up the good work. Thank you from a Mum.
Dean and Lorraine Jackson (Boston Lincolnshire) 29 May 2010
Just wanted to say a huge thanks to Troop Aid for the Grab Bag our son recieved whilst in Selly Oak Hospital. We will certainly be raising some money to help other people in the same position as us. Thankfully after a worrying few weeks our son is now on the mend and able to make full use of the Grab Bag.
Mark & Tracey (Telford Shropshire) 30 April 2010
Hi all at Troop Aid. We would just like to say a BIG thank you for the help our son received. Our Son Shane is now doing well and back with 2 Rifles!
Thank You.
Susan Perchard
I just wanted to say a big thank you for the grab bag which my son received while in Selly Oak Hospital. It really brightened his day at a time when he did not have too much to smile about. So on behalf of my son Daniel Dunn. Thank you.
Stephen McCue 06 January 2010 16:31 |
i was casevaced from afghan in november, just want to say a massive thankyou for all the troop aid kit recieved was much needed.
Alan Gregory 08 December 2009 18:42 | RAOB Nuneaton Province
Well Done! Excellent charity. We have sent you a donation for 10 of your Grab Bags. Best of luck to you all from the Officers and Brethren of the Sir WH Nicholas Lodge in Atherstone.
Hayleigh 08 November 2009 10:11 | England
Myself and my nan and a huge help from the diamond club soo far we have raised alot of money to buy goods for injured soliders coming home to selly oak hospital. We sent shower gel deodrant shampoo boxers socks tshirts pens and paper flannels slippers chewin gums and loads of sweets. Thats all you have to do to help. We now have a box sent to us from troop aid and we raised £90 in about 3 and a half hours. That moneyy will be sent to them so they can help out more injured troops.
Rob WHITE 02 November 2009 07:27 | Nantwich
I am a member of The Home Service Association, a group of 'Old & Bold' whose AGM was addressed by Al Sutton during our week end at Swynnerton Training Camp. A couple of our members are volunteers for Troopaid so we decided that we would allow them to raise money. I am proud to say that 56 of us managed over £500.00. Many of our members are 'Cold War Warriors' so missed the horrors that our current troops are suffering but we all feel a closeness to them and wanted to show our support. I feel proud to have helped in some small way and pray that my 'Grab Bag' will comfort someone and let them know they are not forgoten and we do appreciat what they are doing in OUR name.
Troopaid KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.
Tom Jenkins 07 October 2009 23:13 | Croydon, Surrey
Thank you for helping our heros, I am only to pleased to support this great service.
God bless you and all our Troops.
Tom A Jenkins
John Taylor 07 October 2009 19:45 | West Midlands
Hi, I work for the Big Lottery Fund and I recently met a group of Arnhem WW2 veterans who challenged me to undertake a task and raise some money for Troop Aid. On the day the nice folk from Troop Aid came to support us all as did the Bedworth Association of the Parachute Regiment. To find out more, take a look at my blog and ITV video.......
http://www.youtube.com/biglotteryfund (video)
http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/case_big_jump.ht m?regioncode=-uk&progStatus=open&from=cs (blog and pics)
I will shortly be arranging with the Bedworth Paras and Troop Aid to hand over our donation
Oliver Breckon 01 October 2009 21:08 | London
Just read the shocking article in today's Sun newspaper about the abuse Matthew Weston suffered at the hands of yobs.
Have so much respect for all our armed forces putting themselves in harms way.
Keep up the fine work...