Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Help The Heroes



The Best Fundraiser Ever!

Help for Heroes is a charity campaign launched in October of 2007, its goal is to help the men and women of the Armed Forces who were wounded while serving in the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.


And their new charity event is definitely more bite than bark! " Beat the Dog" is their latest event, where volunteers pay for the opportunity to see if they can outrun a military attack dog!

Wearing a protective bite-suit ( imagine a sumo suit) and helmet, the brave volunteers get a good head start before the attack dog is released. But I doubt any head start would be enough, the dogs soon catch the volunteer and tackle them to the floor.

Lieutenant Richard Campbell described the experience: “You just feel this awesome, powerful animal on your arm. Once he has got a hold he is taking you down. I did it for two reasons firstly for charity, and secondly because it is something completely different.”
This competition runs for the duration of 16 Air Assault Brigade’s summer tour and the winner will be the person who gets the furthest along the course before becoming a chew toy.




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