Every ticket bought helps rebuild a life
When you take part in the Blind Veterans UK raffle, your tickets could provide blind ex-Service men and women with the rehabilitation, training, practical advice and emotional support they need to rebuild their lives.
Since 1915, Blind Veterans UK has been providing blind and vision-impaired veterans of all generations with the free services they need to lead full and independent lives. No matter when they served or how they lost their sight, blind veterans can receive lifetime support.
By entering our raffle, you could support blind veterans like Ken.
After serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, Ken lost his sight whilst trying to protect his colleagues one night on patrol. He spotted and IED and managed to warn his team to stand back, just before it exploded and left Ken blinded. He was badly injured and spent a month in a coma. Ken says “It was a tough time, I felt sad and helpless”.
Following a trip to one of our Centres Of Wellbeing, Ken found hope. He says, “I was used to others helping me for so long it feels good to be able to go out and do things on my own.”
Ken was given lots of different training as well as equipment like a cane. He says, “The charity has taught me how to cook for myself. How to use IT. They’ve shown me how to get back my independence.”
Thanks to the support he’s received, Ken is back to enjoying his life. He says, with the help of Blind Veterans UK I could finally enjoy life again and push past my blindness."
With each £1 ticket you buy, more blind veterans like Ken can begin to enjoy life again.
© Richard Cannon