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Supporting military heroes with The Big Give 2021

The OU’s Disabled Veterans’ Scholarships Fund provides free education to veterans injured in, or due to, military service, empowering recipients to rewrite their own futures. For so many brave servicemen and women, adapting to life outside of the military can seem like an impossible challenge.

From midday 30th November to midday on the 7th December, the OU is taking part in The Big Give Christmas Challenge, aiming to raise a life-changing £40,000 for disabled veteran scholarships in just one week!

Thanks to the generous match-funding through The Big Give charitable initiative, the first £20,000 of donations received during the week will be DOUBLED. So every £20 will be worth £40 (or £45 with Gift Aid) at no extra cost to supporters – meaning your support will have twice the impact.

 

How you can help

This is a unique opportunity to double donations for disabled veterans, enabling them to pursue their career ambitions and ultimately, have the chance to dream new dreams. Due to the effects of the pandemic, many are now struggling to earn a living and feel opportunities are out of reach. Any support you can give would be hugely appreciated and would enable us to offer even more scholarship places.

  1. Please donate to The Big Give from midday 30th November – 7th December. 
    Every £1 donated through The Big Give website will be doubled and make a difference.

  2. Share the news and help us reach our £40,000 target. 
    We’ll be posting about The Big Give on the OU’s social media accounts, so please do consider sharing our posts on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or Instagram using #ChristmasChallenge21.

  3. Please watch our Big Give Christmas Challenge 2021 video below to hear from disabled veterans and see just how much of a difference the Fund is making to their lives.

  

The Disabled Veterans’ Scholarships Fund has offered me, and the other veterans, access to education that we wouldn’t get otherwise. I’d like to thank everyone who has supported the scheme and made this opportunity a possibility.  

OU student Andrew

 

  

I'm extremely grateful to have been awarded my scholarship, thank you with all my heart. I now want to give back and I know many more disabled veterans feel exactly the same.  

OU student James

 

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Published: 12 November 2021