One of our Trustees, Richard, attended the recent tri-service families trip to Bulgaria at the Balkan Jewel, welcoming the families on the trip and speaking about his reasons for being part of Give Us Time.
“My grandfather and my great grandfather were in the First, Second, and Korean Wars, as Australian servicemen, so the concept of service is something that’s been respected and understood on some level by my family for a long time.
“As a trustee of Give Us Time, I try to keep learning from you about what life is really like for you as service people and your families. This is one of the reasons I was here last year and then again this year; to meet you and hear your stories. This helps me to better understand from our charity’s perspective what’s needed, and what the benefit is of what we do for the service people that we rely on so heavily in these uncertain times.
“Thank you for sharing some of those stories with me and for sitting in a spa or the pool or the bus or on the slopes and just chatting with us – it’s important that, as we support you, we understand what life is like for you.
“Thank you also to Chris, Polly, and the team here at Balkan Jewel for every year creating such a welcome, calm, positive, organized space for us to come into – thank you so much for your generosity.
“Let’s raise a toast to our armed forces as they face the challenges that may develop over the next year or two, and thank you!”
