High-flier puts servicemen’s charity on mapBy John Lambert, SSAFA Bucks
Sarah Westaby is a Buckinghamshire resident who, along with a very full professional and social life, manages to give time as a voluntary caseworker for the military charity, SSAFA Forces Help (Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association).
Sarah is a member of the SSAFA caseworker team in South Bucks. Their work, for which they are fully trained, involves responding to current and past servicemen and women and their families who have fallen upon hard times. They are able to open up access to relevant forms of help – practical, emotional and medical.
Particularly in the run-up to Armistice Day on 11th November we are keen to heighten public awareness of the charity and to encourage potential clients to come forward. Sarah certainly helped raise its profile when she took part in a sponsored parachute jump which raised £2,000 and brought plenty of headlines in the local press.
It is through this wider awareness that we might learn, maybe indirectly, of people who would value help. Any enquiry, initially to the contact number 01844 218349, will be treated in the utmost confidence. The same number can be used if any readers are interested in voluntary work for SSAFA. There is a range of activities in addition to casework.
Parachute jumps are optional!