Iceni Dancers give a leg up to Expats 4 Afghan Heroes
Fundraising charity dance group, The Iceni Dancers presented Jackie Lawson from Expats 4 Afghan Heroes with 250 Euros on Friday 5th March.
The dance troop which, was formed 2 years ago by ex- professional dancers Mo, Jackie, Marg, Joy and Sina. They wanted to adopt a charity to donate the money that they have raised during the year. Afghan Heroes Charity is a cause that is close to their hearts as 2 of the dance troop are married to ex-servicemen. The Iceni dancers will also be performing at Hazyland in Daya Nueva on April 23rd for Expat 4 Afghan Heroes as part of a St George’s Day Evening,
Afghan Heroes Charity in the UK have recently been in the process of sending 10,000 gift boxes. One will be sent to every soldier serving in Afghanistan. The boxes are not only filled with the essentials of life such as soap, but also items that give our hard working troops some quality of life, such as CDs and puzzle books.
Jackie Lawson, Regional Co-ordinator for Afghan Heroes in Spain and founder of www.expats4afghanheroes.com has arranged a variety of fundraising events for the coming year. These can be found on the website on the events page.
Last year they raised 3866 Euros with the help of her line dance group “Charlies Angels Line Dance Addicts”. This year she has raised over 1200 Euros.
“I am aiming to send Afghan Heroes somewhere in the region of 20,000 Euros by the end of this year, so it is wonderful to be given this amount of money to add to our fund.
When I see the young servicemen that are dying everyday it makes me very sad. Our lads are so brave and we want them to know how proud we here in Spain are of them. People like The Iceni Dancers are showing their support in a big way.”, said Jackie, whose husband has worked in Afghanistan for 3 years.
