Landmine charity receives £1m gift
Tuesday 23rd March 2010, 10:15AM GMT.
A Shropshire charity which helps people maimed by hidden landmines in war zones has been given a huge £1 million cash boost.
The Mineseeker Foundation, based in Bridgnorth, received the cash from US firm Quasar Aerospace Industries, it was revealed today.
The charity was founded by former Virgin Airship and Balloon company boss Mike Kendrick in 2001.
It continues to help the victims of landmines alongside projects run by its sister company Mineseeker Operations to improve the detection and eradication of the deadly weapons using radar equipment carried on airships.
Mr Kendrick, who still lives in Bridgnorth, said today he was delighted and surprised to receive the donation.
He said: “The scale of the landmine problem is vast.
“People are maimed and killed on a daily basis. Thousands upon thousands of acres of land that could be used for agriculture are blighted.
“While all this is going on, people are suffering each and every day and this is where the Mineseeker Foundation comes in.
“Thanks to the very generous donation from Dean Bradley of Quasar Aerospace we will be able to set up clinics to provide prosthetic limbs to landmine victims in war-torn areas,” he added.
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