Monthly Newsletter: Issue 001
This newsletter is aimed at the community of veterans and their families in Sunderland. We hope you enjoy it!
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Download this issue here: The Gen-May2020
Let’s have a peek at what’s in this issue:
We did it! – Everone knows that VICS’ headquarters in the ERV in Roker. What you may not know is that we are tenants of the building: it is owned by our training partners, Springboard North East…..
ERV – Army veterans will know this, but for everyone else’s benefit ERV stands for ‘Emergency Rendezvous’. This is the place designated before troops go out on patrol, if anything goes wrong, everybody heads for the ERV where they know they’ll be well looked after…..
All rise! – VICS has had many supporters since we started, and we are grateful to you all. There’s one that deserves special mention though, – Greggs the Baker. They have gifted us pies, pasties, cakes and sandwiches every Tuesday for the drop-in…..
Funding News: – We are delighted to announce that VICS has been awarded two grants from the Armed Forces Covenant. We are delighted because they will secure the work of VICS for the next two years…..
Sunderland Together: – The Sunderland football community has come together for a very special fundraising initiative to support four local good causes playing their part to protect the most vulnerable during the COVID-19…..
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