[Gllug] Help with sponsorship

[Rainforestanne at aol.com]

Hey guys,  tommorrow we launch the 'yellow ribbon appeal'. Last night I took 
a photo with Simon Weston posing next to the giant white bear I donated, one 
that had been promised to my grandson, why? Because Bluey, as the bear is 
called is a catylist, he is what children can see in this war, soft warm and 
enduring, and what the adults can see as larger than life characters that are 
hero's. I need to find a sponsor or sponsors to purchase the ribbons which 
will be sold as and in addition to the ones received in the newspaper, The  
charity to benefit will SSAFA. 

SSAFA, helps ex and serving forces like me, and those who are dependants of, 
they do this in many ways, saving many lives by compassion, funding and care, 
see www.ssafa.org.uk.  Being ex RAF and having family serving the shared 
dread is the same, and we feel left behind, those not walking beside our 
fellows who trained and heard the same tunes on the parade ground.

So please consider  that the lapel ribbons which are signs to those out there 
in the desert heat, in the skies and on and underwater that we all at home 
are with them, as it is simply the message 'support our troops'.

Now I know that Linux has a massive membership, and in going to the open 
source conference, known of the open communication advocated by Richard 
Stallman, and yes I changed the way I thought about it and agree whole 
heartedly with open access to all freely. 

If any of you have contacts and wish to make this happen.please email or 
contact me as I have gone to the television companies and shall be talking 
radio stations. If there are any forces persons that want to join me on   
this initiative with Bluey who is to travel and be on  display, please get in 
touch. 

Thank you

Paula Badger
Masters student and medical researcher 
rainforestanne at aol.co.uk
Contact SSAFA website or ring or send email and I will arrange contact 
details and costings for pins to be ordered. I am sure that a signed photo of 
Bluey with some celebrities will fetch money in for the charity. I will ask 
Simon will he go further and do this, but first SSAFA need thousands of these 
ribbons that in unit cost are cheaper. Many volunteers will sell them that 
are known to SSAFA, when this is done, locally my person to contact is Toni 
Parrini, who knows me as RAF PR as RAFA, 


Paula  'humanity is  intelligent thinking' beyond self'
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