Press Release
Lady Bader Ambassadors
It is with pleasure that the
Edith Ellen Foundation launch our press release stating that the Family of
Sir Douglas Bader and Lady Bader have allowed us to use Lady Bader's
Legacy to promote our Ambassador's Befriending services.
From now on-wards our
Befriending Ambassadors will be known as the "Lady Bader
Ambassadors". A tribute to her, her husband's and their family’s
dedication to the lives of others.
They will also carry their own
designated logo - a Dandelion with our Purple Butterfly and floating
dandelions in the wind - signifying the Ambassador's ability to send the seed
of friendship and companionship towards our Veteran service men and women.
Lady Bader's Legacy
is of a very special significance, because of the relevance
to her own journey through various unsuitable care home
systems towards the end of her life. Had she been able to have the
opportunity for your companionship and a caring listening ear, she would not
have been so lonely or so bored, and would have had someone outside
of her family to turn to intrust and for confidence and understanding when
she had her feelings of sadness and being isolated within care.
This also stands true now
for so many of the Veterans still in the care systems, and why more of our
current military personnel are need to volunteer their dedication to the needs
for our former servicemen and women.
Now the Foundation can begin
to extend our Befriending Services in Norfolk and beyond, as we have been
talking to other Armed Services and their Organisations who have also shown an
interest in promoting the two-way benefits of volunteering for this
role.
To really introduce
this development to our local community, we are organising a dinner
dance at the Mercure Hotel on 1st July. One of the RAF Charities has agreed to
match any fundraising on the day.
The Edith Ellen Foundation
know that some of you are in and out of the UK, and that all of you are
pulled in so many other directions in pursuit of protecting our Great Nation,
but please would you all support us, as we would really appreciate
your help in re-launching this scheme, even if you cannot take an active part
in being yourselves, a Lady Bader Ambassador.
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