Rob Wilson
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You know, it's a huge sacrifice that's kind of come before us and it's really important to keep that on at all times, I think.
You know, it's a huge sacrifice that's kind of come before us and it's really important to keep that on at all times, I think.
I was really keen on doing something charity kind of focused and... I love gin and I just thought it was really odd that there was no representation of the military, of our armed forces within that really, really busy gin space. A quarter of the population last year bought gin. It's an incredible gin.
I was really keen on doing something charity kind of focused and... I love gin and I just thought it was really odd that there was no representation of the military, of our armed forces within that really, really busy gin space. A quarter of the population last year bought gin. It's an incredible gin.
You upgrade your gin experience through this so you're not compromising on quality in order to support something. You're actually upgrading your gin experience but at the same time, You're honouring a really special group of people. This whole thing's a voluntary campaign. It's all profit goes out the other side through our community interest company. So it's a registered CIC company.
You upgrade your gin experience through this so you're not compromising on quality in order to support something. You're actually upgrading your gin experience but at the same time, You're honouring a really special group of people. This whole thing's a voluntary campaign. It's all profit goes out the other side through our community interest company. So it's a registered CIC company.
Every penny of profit that comes from a bottle or a glass of gin comes out the other side. Now, what does that mean? In the past, we've worked with a bigger military charity to send funds into a quick reaction fund. The danger with the bigger charities is that sometimes the individuals on the ground can get lost.
Every penny of profit that comes from a bottle or a glass of gin comes out the other side. Now, what does that mean? In the past, we've worked with a bigger military charity to send funds into a quick reaction fund. The danger with the bigger charities is that sometimes the individuals on the ground can get lost.
So we keep some back so when we hear a hardship story, we can kind of move really quickly. We will pay for a veteran networking breakfast, which is amazing. You know, 60 veterans in a room. So much positive can come from that kind of experience. Last month, the gin paid for some PPE for a veteran who really wanted to attend a training course, but he couldn't afford the PPE to do it.
So we keep some back so when we hear a hardship story, we can kind of move really quickly. We will pay for a veteran networking breakfast, which is amazing. You know, 60 veterans in a room. So much positive can come from that kind of experience. Last month, the gin paid for some PPE for a veteran who really wanted to attend a training course, but he couldn't afford the PPE to do it.
We did a one-off grocery shop for a former Royal Marine last month as well. So I'm just really, really struggling with that cost of living crisis. So working with some mainstream charities within their quick reaction funds, but also actually kind of having the ability to If we hear a story, if we hear any local hardship stories, we can strike kind of really, really quickly.
We did a one-off grocery shop for a former Royal Marine last month as well. So I'm just really, really struggling with that cost of living crisis. So working with some mainstream charities within their quick reaction funds, but also actually kind of having the ability to If we hear a story, if we hear any local hardship stories, we can strike kind of really, really quickly.
So everything's going through and has that has that practical action.
So everything's going through and has that has that practical action.
Yeah, we've done that. We've done that. And that's amazing. You know, you have a 19 year old former Royal Marine opposite a D-Day veteran. It's amazing. Only good comes from that kind of.
Yeah, we've done that. We've done that. And that's amazing. You know, you have a 19 year old former Royal Marine opposite a D-Day veteran. It's amazing. Only good comes from that kind of.
experience whether it's someone looking for for work or someone needs some help with a contact we want to do more the more we sell the more we can do the gary baldy in in red hill call it the win-win gin because that's what it is it's providing a really high quality kind of gin experience, but equally supporting an incredible cause through practical action.
experience whether it's someone looking for for work or someone needs some help with a contact we want to do more the more we sell the more we can do the gary baldy in in red hill call it the win-win gin because that's what it is it's providing a really high quality kind of gin experience, but equally supporting an incredible cause through practical action.
Like a military person might be. It is. It's really strong. It is solid. It's kind of robust and rigid. And yeah, there's some overlaps there with kind of military language as well.
Like a military person might be. It is. It's really strong. It is solid. It's kind of robust and rigid. And yeah, there's some overlaps there with kind of military language as well.