QBE Foundation grants military charity £25,000 to help limbless veterans
17 December 2013
The QBE Foundation, part of the QBE Insurance Group has donated military charity Blesma, The Limbless Veterans £25,000.
The grant will go towards the purchase of an adapted coach to transport injured veterans in Blesma Blackpool.
The London-based QBE Foundation supports charities that help people overcome disadvantage, strengthen their abilities, and live more independently, successfully and productively.
Once purchased, the new coach will be based at Blesma’s Blackpool Home and will primarily serve its 22 residing Members and the 300 who will participate in Blesma’s Health and Wellbeing Programmes over the next two years.
The coach will offer ease of mobility to wheelchair bound Members and enhance their quality of life by opening up access to more outdoor activities and longer trips away.
Rose Yombo-Djema, Senior Fundraising Executive for Trusts and Foundations at Blesma says: “The generous grant will contribute towards the purchase of a wheelchair coach for our Members. This will help us to achieve our goal of enabling Members to lead more active, fulfilling lives by being able to travel easily and comfortably. A massive thank you to the QBE Foundation from the Blesma Team."
Blesma, The Limbless Veterans is the national charity for all limbless service men and women, their widows and dependants. It was formed in the years following the First World War and became a national charity in 1932.
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About Blesma, The Limbless Veterans
Blesma, The Limbless Veterans is the national charity for all limbless serving and ex service men and women, their widows and dependants. It is a membership organisation which helps wounded service men and women rebuild their lives by providing rehabilitation activities and welfare support. Their membership includes those who have lost the use of a limb, an eye or the sight of an eye.
Blesma was formed in the years following the First World War and became a national charity in 1932. Blesma today has over 4000 Members and widows. The membership consists of men and women who have served during the Second World War and the many subsequent conflicts and peacekeeping operations since, including the Falklands, Northern Ireland, Iraq and Afghanistan.
About QBE and the QBE Foundation
QBE Insurance Group is one of the world’s leading international insurers and reinsurers with operations in all the key insurance markets and over 16,000 staff worldwide. QBE European Operations, which accounts for over 25% of the group’s turnover, is a specialist in business insurance. Active in both the Lloyd’s and company markets, QBE operates from regional centres across UK and has a presence throughout mainland Europe providing market-focused underwriting divisions across property, casualty (liability), motor, marine, energy, aviation and reinsurance. The QBE Foundation is funded exclusively by QBE and supports charities that help people overcome disadvantage, strengthen their abilities, and live more independently, successfully and productively. For more information please visit QBEEurope.com/QBE-Foundation
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For further information on Blesma, The Limbless Veterans, contact
Bryony Stevens, Media and Communications Assistant
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