Big boost for veteran support charity
VETERANS are set to benefit from a £2000 funding boost.
Glen Art has received the cash from Glasgow Airport’s FlightPath Fund to recruit an armed services veteran.
Trained former Army cook Jimmy Church opens the charity’s base in a former garden centre three days a week and provides a healthy lunch for visiting veterans.
The cash will be used to help fund Jimmy’s role as caretaker and cook at the charity’s Bishopton centre.
Glen Art’s founder Fiona MacDonald said: “We’re incredibly grateful to the FlightPath Fund for this support.
“Jimmy is an amazing man, a wonderful gardener, a great cook, and a brilliant teacher.
“He is teaching all of the veterans to cook so that our community of friends are able to grow and cook their food as well as to eat together.
“Thanks to the FlightPath Fund, we’re able to pay for some of the many hours Jimmy puts in.”
The centre is based on the grounds of Erskine Home and houses the charity’s popular Bravehound Project, which pairs suitable dogs and pups with veterans, particularly those living with PTSD, who are in need of companionship. Veterans who are paired with dogs are given help to train their new companions and receive financial support for costs including dog food, leads, collars, insurance and micro-chipping.
Peter Carroll, who sits on the FlightPath Fund committee, said: “Glen Art is a great charity doing some fantastic work in supporting former members of our armed forces.”