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Founding Patrons: Paul Sapsford and Tim Brown
Paul Sapsford and Tim Brown have raised over £50,000 for RBLI over the past two years, selling patches to fellow Airsoft players. More recently they helped us create beautiful embroidered patches for our challenge The Great Tommy Sleep Out!
Founding Patrons, Tim Brown and Paul Sapsford from Pew Pew Airsoft have raised over £50k for RBLI and the Tommy Club.
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The two friends were first inspired to sell PVC and embroidered patches to help raise funds for RBLI during the charity’s 2019 centenary year.
Paul understands first-hand how RBLI provides support, after an accident at work left him with post-traumatic stress disorder.
“Then I found help with Royal British Legion Industries,” Paul said. “They organised for me to have counselling and supported me with getting back to work. Without doubt it’s the greatest decision I made following the accident.”
Paul found help from RBLI’s Maidstone office which provides support to those with PTSD,
before then taking part in an RBLI Wellbeing course run at the Aylesford head office.
It was during his recovery that Paul was introduced to Airsoft – a team-based shooting sport with military style objectives.
“It was a new world that I entered into and gave me an escape,” Paul said.
Paul joined forces with Tim Brown, who runs the Pew Pew Airsoft Community Facebook page, with his children, Chris and Nicole. Together, they raise awareness of PTSD and raise funds for RBLI.
“As RBLI helped me so much – I was desperate to give something back,” Paul added.
We are incredibly thankful to the ingenuity of both Paul and Tim, and the Airsoft community for having raised such a phenomenal amount.
