Help for Heroes

Our group staff nominated charity for the final three months of 2009 was ‘Help for Heroes’.

Jempson’s employees choose a specific charity quarterly for their individual store, but staff at the four supermarkets mutually nominated Help for Heroes for their collection box beneficiary after the reporting of the sombre cortege scenes repatriating eight British soldiers through Wootton Bassett.

A total of £1,000 was raised thanks to the generosity of donations from both customers and staff.

Andrew Jempson said ‘That notable day stuck a chord with all, we felt compelled to support this topical and very worthy cause”.

Jane Willing, a Help for Heroes volunteer group coordinator for Sussex said “On behalf of Help for Heroes, I would like to thank Jempson’s and their customers very much for this generous donation. This will contribute to Help for Heroes’ latest venture in funding the establishment of Personnel Recovery Centres in all the main Garrisons across the UK. These will provide a launch pad to life for seriously wounded or long-term sick service personnel, supporting them as they make the transition to a fulfilling future. They will receive help in relation to combat/conflict trauma and stress as well as career advice and re-training, thus providing a level of support and care that is needed to allow patients to return to duty or gain a smooth transition to a skilled and supportive civilian life”.

Stephen Jempson added “Our thanks once again go to our customers and staff who’s unsparing kindness has helped raise such a significant amount for those wounded in Britain’s current conflicts”.

Pictured are Jane Willing – Help for Heroes and Jempson’s Katie Peters.