Collection for new Armed Forces partners at Rangers Foundation
The Foundation held a can collection at Armed Forces Day at Ibrox on Saturday 14 September in aid of its Armed Forces Fund which this season will support SSAFA, Erskine, Bravehound and the Coming Home Centre in Govan.
Over the course of the season they aim to raise £10,000 to be split between the four charities which care for veterans and serving personnel. On Saturday, The Foundation volunteers collected the turnstiles for the Armed Forces Fund while around 250 services personnel will be welcomed to Ibrox for the game against Livingston as part of the Armed Forces Day celebrations.
The Rangers Foundation has worked with SSAFA on several occasions, helping them deliver personalised support to over 750 members of the Armed Forces community in need in Glasgow alone each year. The Coming Home Centre in Govan, close to Ibrox Stadium, is also a long standing partner, offering veterans a place to meet and enjoy peer support and camaraderie. The Centre also offers a wide range of support and advice and workshops and activities, from music and art therapy classes to cooking and woodwork.
Erskine is Scotland’s foremost provider of care for veterans and their spouses and has had a long relationship with the Foundation. Over the years we have funded a range of projects including purchasing electric profiling beds for residents and a specially adapted mini-bus, refurbishing the Royal Scots Shop, buying equipment for the Activity Centre and contributing to the charity’s Centenary Garden project. The final Armed Forces Fund partner this season is Bravehound, which provides companion and assistance dogs to veterans living with physical injuries and mental health conditions, including PTSD, anxiety and depression.
Rangers FC and the Rangers Charity Foundation have a proud tradition of supporting serving personnel and veterans. The Foundation has donated over £180,000 in cash to armed forces and veterans’ charities to date, as well as significant in-kind support. The club and Foundation donate tickets for veterans via the ‘Tickets for good ’ scheme and the Foundations Glasgow Veterans United programme, along with Glasgow’s Helping Heroes, ensures that veterans have the assistance they need to settle back in to civilian life. Serving personnel are also able to buy tickets for home league fixtures at a reduced price.
