My Daddy is a Soldier is a charity aimed at supporting children and their families whilst parents are serving in the army.
My Daddy is a Soldier Adventures is a charity formed in mid 2011 The idea began back in March 2011 when the founders (Louise and Linda) organised the 'My Daddy is a Soldier Trek' http://mydaddyisasoldieradventures.blogspot.com this enabled three British Army children to escape from the stress and worry of their dads deploying to Afghanistan. It achieved great coverage and support with many people asking when the next event was so following on from the success of this event, the 'My Daddy is a Soldier' team realised that many other British Army children could benefit. Since the charity formed they have already held a successful Christmas Party with nearly 300 attendees and also an event for children with a parent deployed at Chelsea Football Club. 2012 looks set to be a very exciting year with some great events planned! Aldershot being the 'Home of the British Army' and with such a concentrate of Army families living in the Garrison we are keen to forge as many links as possible with local businesses and organisations.
Who are 'My Daddy is a Soldier Adventures'?
My Daddy is a Soldier Adventures is a charitable initiative for British Army children who face unique challenges especially when a parent deploys to an operational theatre of war for sometimes up to 7 months at a time or even a shorter exercise away from the family home. The initiative was born following a very successful fundraising event 'My Daddy is a Soldier Trek 2011' which was arranged by the founders of My Daddy is a Soldier Adventures; Louise Fetigan and Linda Trickett. This event enabled three Army children to focus on a fun activity trekking up Snowdon and the children managed to gain a sense of community and belonging from the experience, distracting them in a positive way from the fact their fathers were in Afghanistan. http://mydaddyisasoldieradventures.blogspot.com
Vision
'My Daddy is a Soldier Adventures' For the little troopers at home.....
The objectives of the initiative are to enhance the support already given to British Army children, by various sources, we aim to:
Promote and enhance the quality of life of those who have a serving parent away from the family home
Provide workshops and activities that offer a distraction to British Army children
Give the parent serving their country, away from the family home, the reassurance that their child(ren) have support
Support the parent left at home and provide a wider community network.
We see a time in the future when British Army children will benefit from various nationwide workshops and activities covering many different interests, run by My Daddy is a Solider Adventures and appointed regional co-ordinators, in time these would spread worldwide to where the British Army reside. Children will be able to have a positive experience through our events and meet other children in a similar situation. Our ultimate goal is to open a residential adventure centre available to all British Army Children, with a parent away, providing a retreat with planned activities, indoor and outdoor, offering respite in a community environment.
Misson
My Daddy is a Soldier Adventures easily accessible activities and online bookable workshops for all British Army Children, with a parent serving away from the family home, offering a distraction to the child at this difficult time.
Visit www.mydaddyisasoldieradventures.org for further information.
Blog: http://mydaddyisasoldieradventures.blogspot.com
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Twitter: @daddyisasoldier
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Email: info@mydaddyisasoldieradventures.org