As president of the Exeter Golf and Country Club last year, Eddie Grant chose The C Group as his charity of the year.
During the past 12 months or more, he has held various events at the golf club including a sportsman's dinner, a garden party and a proms night.
The club also housed collection tins all year round and in total raised almost £5,000 for the charity, which helps injured Royal Marines.
As a VIP guest at the recent Kings Squad Pass Out parade, The C Group Director and Commandant of CTCRM Colonel Dave Kassapian took the opportunity to congratulate Eddie on his fundraising efforts and for helping to raise the charity's profile in the local community.About The C Group:
Every year hundreds of young men join the Royal Marines Commandos to serve our country. Recent operations in Iraq and Afghanistan have seen the Royal Marines constantly deployed in harm's way but inevitably, the price of warfare is casualties.
So, what happens to those who suddenly find themselves medically discharged through injury or illness? How do they transition to a civilian life when they have little, or no, experience of it?
The C Group is a charity that aims to make the transition to civilian life much easier; by establishing close links with Hasler Company – the Plymouth-based rehabilitation centre that deals with those recovering from complex long term injuries and illnesses.
The C Group channels support from the business community, ranging from specialist training, education, therapy and mobility equipment to professional employment mentoring, advice and work placements.
Sadly, with the ongoing missions overseas, the demand for the C Group's support will only increase but the more supporters from companies, training organisations, entrepreneurs and mentors The C Group will continue to be able to provide support to injured and ill Royal Marines to help start a new civilian life.
