Celebrating the Military Family Charity of the Year Award finalists
The first ever Celebrating Forces Families (CFF) Awards Evening will be taking place at the end of April in London and the CFF Team are thrilled to be sharing news of the Military Family Charity of the Year Award finalists. Both charities will be part of the evening’s black tie celebrations to find out who will walk away with the winning trophy.
This award is for a charity or Community Interest Company that has provided exemplar support to Armed Forces families during 2021.
Meet the finalists
Fun First, based in Helensburgh, moved like many to being online during the pandemic, using its social media platform to deliver support, online sessions and be a place for families to meet and come together regularly. They even conducted parties for events such as Halloween, Christmas and Easter online, doing doorstep deliveries of craft packs to be used during parties. They have been such a lifeline to so many isolated families.
Scotty’s Little Soldiers provides relief from the effects of bereavement to hundreds of children and young people who have experienced the death of a parent who Served in the British Armed Forces. When a child or young person joins Scotty’s Little Soldiers, they become a member of a supportive community that helps them remain connected to the military following the death of their parent.
Award Sponsor, Tom Dalby, CEO of the Defence Discount Service says:
“As the Armed Forces continue to go above and beyond in protecting the British public and supporting other frontline services, this can place immense strain on their families and loved ones. Additionally, members of the Defence community may experience their greatest challenges only after leaving life in the Armed Forces. Together, this means the work of military family charities is even more vital in 2022 and why we’re delighted to be sponsoring the award for Military Family Charity of the Year.
“Congratulations to the finalists; here’s to a wonderful evening celebrating all of your achievements.”
Chair of the Partner Employment Working Group, Sarah Walker says:
“It has been completely inspiring to read the many nominations we received – the hard part was choosing those we couldn’t shortlist. In my eyes, they are all winners! Our military families really do contribute massively to the UK Armed Forces, making it the fantastic community that it is today.
“I am also absolutely delighted to be working with a fantastic event team to bring to life our very first Celebrating Forces Families Awards Evening.”
Military families supporting military families
This event really is being brought together from within its own community. The event team are all military family members themselves – some grew up as military children, others as partners or Veterans. This includes additional resources such as Lee Mowlem from remarkablepixel.co.uk, Helen at helenholtphotography.com, Al Topping of xtremeexposures.com, Hannah Illingworth of hivirtualassistant.uk and Andrea Baker of bsclothingandgifts.co.uk.
Thank you to the sponsors
The financial support provided by all of the amazing CFF sponsors has allowed this tri-Service event to be a truly memorable evening for all families involved.
All award finalists
You can read about all of the CFF award finalists through the CFF website.
For more information
Explore the CFF website, or you can contact the team by emailing info@celebratingforcesfamilies.co.uk.