Joanne died suddenly in August 2011 from kidney failure and pancreatitis, aged 54. After she gave up running her own business in 2005 and, whilst continuing to run the Woking Branch of Cats Protection, she worked part time for 5 years for an American living in London running his charitable trust. This American was a Vietnam Green Beret Officer who served on long-range reconnaissance in Vietnam who subsequently went into banking and had a very successful career. Joanne much enjoyed working for this American and when Joanne died, he very kindly gave me £20,000 to set up a charity in her name. Being an ex Royal Green Jacket myself, our successor regiment, The Rifles, was created in 2007 and they suffered heavily in Iraq and Afghanistan with 62 Riflemen killed in action and over 300 with serious injuries including 31 who lost limbs. So Joanne's fund was initially set up to help those falling under the Care  For Casualties (C4C) appeal and subsequently the Always A Rifleman Program (AARP) dealing with Mental Health/PTSD/Suicide.

THE  FUNDRAISING  EVENT.

Please help me raise money in memory of Joanne, through the Joanne Booth-Mason Memorial Fund, in support of The Rifles, Care for Casualties Appeal and its ‘Always A Rifleman’ mental health programme (AARP).  I have been offered funding by Joanne’s American boss  of 1:1 matching  up to £10,000 on whatever I raise on the event or any event through her fund:

GOLF DAY:  Woking Golf Club, Pond Road, Woking, Surrey GU22

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DATE:  Tuesday 29^th August 2023.

FORMAT:  0930 hrs morning shot gun start involving 22 teams
of 4, a 4BBB team competition with 2 best scores to apply, coffee/ bacon rolls on arrival, 2 course lunch followed by  short briefing on AARP and then  prizes auction/raffle etc.

I and The Regiment appreciate any support you can give- thank you.

Simon