One Heart Newsletter

Welcome to the Spring edition of One Heart (PDF 2.5MB), the RAF Benevolent Fund's supporter newsletter. Inside you will meet a few of the many faces of the RAF Family and find out how your wonderful support has helped them in their times of need.

Overcoming the odds

Read about Second World War Pilot Eric Carter’s daring exploits and the special mission he was ordered on in 1941. Now 101 years old Eric needed help to live independently. The Fund stepped in with support from a live in carer so he could stay in his own home.

Read about Eric’s secret mission (PDF 2.5MB)

Caring for our own

When the pandemic hit isolated veterans needed support more than ever and social contact was a top priority for them. Enter the Grandpad project, which helped veterans stay on contact with loved ones.

Read how we’re using technology to support isolated veterans (PDF 2.5MB)

Would you like to receive One Heart by post?

If you don't get One Heart in the post and would like to, fill in your contact details to make sure you get updates on how your support helps 71,700 members of the RAF Family in need.

One-off

There are many ways we can make life a little bit easier together, for members of our RAF Family in difficulty at the moment.

£21 £21 Could provide an RAF veteran with a Grandpad computer tablet and the internet data to use it for ten days
£38 £38 Could help to provide a young veteran invaluable advice about benefits that will keep a roof over their family’s head
£125 £125 Could provide a week of practical support that an elderly RAF veteran needs to stay in their own home
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Monthly

There are many ways we can make life a little bit easier together, for members of our RAF Family in difficulty at the moment.

£5 £5 a month could help an RAF veteran facing financial hardship by going towards a grant
£8 £8 a month could help disabled veterans live comfortably by going towards home adaptations
£10 £10 a month could help to keep an RAF family together by funding relationship counselling
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