Introduction

INTRODUCTION

BY GENERAL THE LORD DANNATT. GCB, CBE, MC, DL

Dear Champions

Welcome to our second Tommy Club magazine and the celebration of the 1 year anniversary of the Tommy Club. What an incredible year it has been. First of all I want to thank all of you again for everything that you have been doing to support veterans across the UK.

I thank you for all your acts of kindness, all the telephone calls and visits that you have made to veterans to make sure that they are OK. We must all be alert for their mental health. By supporting the Tommy Club you are making sure that we are providing homes, care, jobs, counselling – and most important of all – a true community for those who are at the greatest risk. We are making sure they know their service is valued.

I also wanted to thank you for taking the time to complete our Tommy Club survey. 98% response is fantastic. All of us in the Tommy Club have been encouraged by your feedback and messages and your commitment to this charity, and the charity’s practical work. We are certainly a community that walks the talk.

I hope you will encourage your friends, family and colleagues to get involved and become a part of this too. We are making an important difference. We were founded in the crisis of the Covid pandemic, and the recent crisis in Afghanistan reminds us again how much the Tommy Club is needed. Please help us grow this wonderful new venture by spreading the word.

General The Lord Dannatt GCB CBE MC DL