Major Phil Packer, who suffered a spinal cord injury while serving in Iraq, has been given an Achievement Award to for his work promoting the Help for Heroes charity.
Major Packer will be honoured for his achievements at the British Association of Communicators in Business (CiB) prestigious Communicator of the Year awards ceremony on November 27th at the Sheraton Park Lane Hotel, London.
Help for Heroes was founded by Bryn and Emma Parry in October 2007 out of a desire to help the wounded servicemen and women returning from Afghanistan and Iraq.
It was the co-founders that inspired the major to raise funds after he sustained his spinal cord injury in 2008.
Earlier this year he completed the London Marathon in 13 days, walking with the aid of crutches. His other challenges have included rowing the English Channel and climbing the El Capitan mountain face in Yosemite National Park, USA.
To date, he has raised £1.2 million for the charity and increased public awareness of the challenges facing disabled service people, as well as highlighting what disabled people can achieve.
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