{"id":54518,"date":"2021-12-10T14:10:55","date_gmt":"2021-12-10T14:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/news\/?p=54518"},"modified":"2021-12-10T14:12:19","modified_gmt":"2021-12-10T14:12:19","slug":"chairman-hosts-forces-charity-distributing-xmas-hampers-to-veterans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/news\/chairman-hosts-forces-charity-distributing-xmas-hampers-to-veterans\/","title":{"rendered":"Chairman hosts Forces charity distributing Xmas hampers to veterans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Devon County Council\u2019s Chairman Jeff Trail BEM hosted representatives of SSAFA The Armed Forces Charity on Thursday for the annual presentation of festive hampers for families in need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association (SSAFA) is a UK charity which supports serving personnel and veterans from the British Armed Forces and their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They provide physical and emotional support, and they help with issues affecting former service personnel including addiction, relationship breakdown, debt, homelessness, post-traumatic stress, depression, and disability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Joining Councillor Trail, a former Royal Marine, was the Chair of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssafa.org.uk\/devon\" rel=\"noopener\">SSAFA Devon Branch<\/a> Brigadier Andrew Pillar OBE and Group Capt. (Retd) Gordon Evans representing the Lord Lieutenancy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leader of DCC Councillor John Hart and Councillor Rob Hannaford were also in attendance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every year the Devon branch of the charity, in partnership with Age UK Devon, provide locally sourced Christmas hampers to needy veterans and their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the 13<sup>th<\/sup> year of the scheme and this year 110 Christmas hampers worth \u00a312,000 will be distributed to families across Devon.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"block_61b35b4a5531b\" class=\"councillor-quote align-right dcc grid-x\">\r\n\t<blockquote class=\"councillor-quote-blockquote medium-auto small-12 cell\">\r\n                    <div class=\"councillor-quote-title\"><p>Councillor Jeff Trail, BEM, Chairman of Devon County Council said: <\/p><\/div>\r\n        \t\t<div class=\"councillor-quote-text\"><p>\u201cThere are more than 100,000 veterans living in Devon and we have a duty to ensure that that those who serve, or have served, and their families, are supported. Many service personnel experience difficulties as a result of their experiences and can find the transition to civvy-street difficult. I want to thank charities like the SSAFA who provide a safety net for those who need a helping hand.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t<\/blockquote>\r\n        <div class=\"councillor-quote-aside medium-auto small-12 cell\">\r\n\t<figure class=\"councillor-quote-image grid-x\">\r\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"small-6 cell medium-12\" src=\"https:\/\/democracy.devon.gov.uk\/UserData\/3\/4\/1\/Info00001143\/bigpic.jpg\" alt=\"Councillor Jeffrey Trail BEM\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\r\n        <figcaption class=\"councillor-quote-description small-6 cell medium-12\" >\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/democracy.devon.gov.uk\/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=1143\" rel=\"noopener\">Councillor Jeffrey Trail BEM<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n            <\/figure>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    \r\n    <\/div>\n\n<div id=\"block_61b35bfc5531c\" class=\"councillor-quote align-right grid-x\">\r\n\t<blockquote class=\"councillor-quote-blockquote medium-auto small-12 cell\">\r\n                    <div class=\"councillor-quote-title\"><p>Terry\u00a0Cuthbertson MBE\u00a0of SSAFA Devon Branch said:<\/p><\/div>\r\n        \t\t<div class=\"councillor-quote-text\"><p>\u201cI want to thank our anonymous donor for their generosity; these hampers are really going to make a difference to families this year. I also want to thank our friends at The Baton, a Honiton based Charity offering support to the Military Family, for their continued financial support for an additional four hampers.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t<\/blockquote>\r\n    \r\n    <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":859,"featured_media":54519,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[507,1047,1046,1045],"class_list":["post-54518","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-chairman-of-devon-county-council","tag-councillor-jeff-trail-bem","tag-festive-hamper","tag-ssafa"],"acf":[],"featured_image":{"ID":54519,"title":"SSAFA Hamper Presentation County Hall 09.12.21 - 2","alt":"Chairman and guests with Christmas hamper","description":"","caption":"From left to 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