{"id":1630,"date":"2012-07-12T12:11:13","date_gmt":"2012-07-12T12:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?1630"},"modified":"2012-07-12T12:11:13","modified_gmt":"2012-07-12T12:11:13","slug":"charity-golf-pro-am-raises-6k-for-armed-forces-charity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/charity-golf-pro-am-raises-6k-for-armed-forces-charity\/","title":{"rendered":"Charity golf pro-am raises \u00a36k for armed forces charity"},"content":{"rendered":"
A charity pro-am competition has raised £6,000 for the military charity Battle Back.<\/p>\n
The event was held at Betchworth Park Golf Club and saw teams of four – comprised of one professional and three amateurs – compete for victory, the Leatherhead Advertiser reports.<\/p>\n
Club captain Peter Gallagher and ladies' captain Helen Gibbons-Maude made the decision to support Battle Back, which helps armed forces members who have been injured in the line of duty.<\/p>\n
"Battle Back is a tri-service initiative that uses adaptive training and sports rehabilitation in the aftercare of seriously injured service personnel to help them gain confidence to return to an active life," they explained.<\/p>\n
The pair stated 80 veterans are now playing golf thanks to the programme, which is supported by the Ministry of Defence, the Royal British Legion and Help for Heroes.<\/p>\n
Battle Back aims to speed up the physical, psychological and social recovery of military personnel struggling to adapt to normal life.<\/p>\n
Posted by Trevor Smith<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Some £6,000 was raised by a pro-am held at Betchworth Park Golf Club.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5062,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n