A Cheshire-based financial adviser is attempting to raise £4.5m to build a ‘sanctuary' for armed services veterans and is set to climb Mount Everest to drive fundraising efforts.
Joe O'Connor, managing director of 3D Financial Management, is aiming to complete the centre by July 2013 and will climb Mount Everest in May as part of his fundraising efforts. The proposed facility will help injured veterans, providing holiday accommodation and support for them and their families. O'Connor said there was a "responsibility" to help men and women who have served their country. "The Ministry of Defence has a duty for the defence of the UK and what they do is create an armed forces machine that is equipped to defend our country," he said. "What they're not so grea...
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