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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. <BR>
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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.<BR>
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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'.<BR>
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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. <BR>
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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. <BR>
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Thank you<BR>
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Paula Badger<BR>
Masters student and medical researcher <BR>
rainforestanne@aol.co.uk<BR>
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, <BR>
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