WE Remember Submariners

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE CHARITY WE REMEMBER SUBMARINERS.THE PROMOTION OF EFFICIENCY IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE CROWN BY THE PROVISION AND SUPPORT OF FACILITIES AND ACTIVITIES FOR THE EFFICIENCY AND WELL-BEING OF SERVICE PERSONNEL. IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:1. TO FUND AND DISTRIBUTE A MEMORIAL LAPEL PIN KNOWN AS MOLLY PINS, IN MEMORY OF LT-CMDR. IAN MOLYNEUX GM RN. THESE WILL BE GIFTED TO CLOSE RELATIVES OF THE DEPARTED SUBMARINER. THIS PIN FEATURING A GOLD POPPY IN A WREATH OF RED POPPIES, REPRESENTS THE FAMILIES DECEASED SUBMARINER. THIS PIN IS NOT AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE, CERTAIN CRITERIA MUST BE MET BEFORE THESE PINS ARE AWARDED.2. TO FUND WREATHS TO BE LAID AT VARIOUS SUBMARINER RELATED MEMORIALS, SUCH AS THE SUBMARINE MEMORIAL SERVICE AT THE EMBANKMENT, LONDON. THE WREATH-LAYING AT THE MEMORIAL OF SUBMARINERS IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY CLOISTERS, THE NATIONAL CENOTAPH IN LONDON, TOGETHER WITH OTHER SITES ACROSS THE WORLD.3. TO FUND A WREATH FOR ANY SERVING OR RETIRED SUBMARINER WHO CROSSES THE BAR. OR TO DONATE IN LIEU OF THE WREATH AS SPECIFIED BY THE NEXT OF KIN.4. TO PRODUCE A YEARLY LAPEL PIN, WHICH HONOURS THE SUBMARINES LOST IN THAT YEAR, WITH RED POPPIES AND SUBMARINERS WHO SADLY PASS AWAY THAT YEAR IN GOLD POPPIES. THESE PINS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO BE SOLD FROM AUGUST 1ST EACH YEAR. THE FUNDS RAISED FROM THE PIN SALES EACH YEAR WILL ASSIST IN THE PURCHASE OF THE NEXT YEAR’S PIN.5. IDENTIFYING SERVING SUBMARINERS, SUBMARINE SERVICE VETERANS OR DEPENDENTS WHO NEED SUPPORT AND EITHER PROVIDE DIRECT HELP OR SIGNPOST TO AN APPROPRIATE ORGANIZATION.6. PROVIDING FUNDS TO RELIEVE STRESS OR NEED AMONGST PAST AND PRESENT MEMBERS OF ALL RANKS OF THE SUBMARINE SERVICE AND THEIR DEPENDENTS IF REQUESTED BY A RELEVANT SERVICE CHARITY.7. TO PROVIDE FUNDING IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THE CONTINUED EXISTENCE OF SUCH CHARITABLE CAUSES AND ORGANIZATIONS PERCEIVED TO BE IN THE INTERESTS OF FUTURE, SERVING AND RETIRED SUBMARINERS AND THEIR FAMILIES BY THE CHARITY.8. A PERCENTAGE OF THE FUNDS RAISED WILL BE DONATED TO GROUPS WHO SEEK THE GROUPS HELP IN ASSISTING THEM, EACH CASE WILL BE JUDGED ON ITS MERITS AND ARE AGREED BY THE TRUSTEES.9. TO PRODUCE FOR SALE ITEMS OF MEMORABILIA SUCH AS POLO SHIRTS, MUGS ETC. TO ASSIST IN RAISING FUNDS FOR THE GROUP, ALLOWING US TO SUPPORT WORTHWHILE COMMUNITY PROJECTS ACROSS THE SUBMARINE COMMUNITY.