2021
Blesma Updates for 2021, covering news, activities and fundraising events for limbless veterans.
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Meet our new Staff Members - Anna Scalera
23 October 2021
This Summer Blesma welcomed a new Head of Fundraising, Anna Scalera. Welcome Anna! Tell us about your background...I’ve worked in the voluntary sector for 20 years, mostly in events and community fundraising. During the second wave of the pandemic I coordinated emergency fooddeliveries in the London Borough of Southwark for vulnerable individuals and families. What will you bring to the role?Blesma fundraising has performed well this past year despite the pandemic. I’d like to build on that by growing existing eve
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Meet our new Support Officer: Steve Burrell
21 October 2021
Following in the very large footsteps of Blesma Support Officer London and South East Paul Findlay, we welcome Steve Burrell to the Association. What did you do before you joined Blesma? I worked for Blind Veterans UK as a Community Support worker for Hertfordshire for 3 years. This role was working with veterans who had either lost their sight in service, or years after due to various eye conditions such as macular degeneration and glaucoma. Before that I was in the Army for 22 years.
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Applications to join the Award-Winning 2022 Making Generation R programme are now open!
19 October 2021
Applications to join the Award-Winning 2022 Making Generation R programme are now open! Your fellow Blesma Members have already inspired over 125,000 young people, key workers and military communities with their incredible stories of overcoming adversity - now it’s time for you to get involved! What is Making Generation R? Making Generation R – Resilience Through Inspiration (MGR) is a programme brought to you by Blesma, the Limbless Veterans and The Drive Project.
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Keele university are looking for Blesma Members to get involved with research
16 October 2021
Keele university are looking for professional patients. Interested? Do you fit the criteria below? Do you use a prosthesis/artificial limb or orthosis/splint/brace? Are willing to give up time to train future professionals? Are willing to travel to Keele University? Do you have a desire to help the profession by supporting students? If yes, they would love to hear from you! Are my travel costs reimbursed? Yes! Where is Keele University? In Stoke-on-trent
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