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There are numerous Sue Ryder charity shops throughout the UK, but few shoppers know much about their founder. Miss Ryder was a determined and philanthropic woman who created homes for those who were damaged by trauma and injury experienced in the Second World War. She was born into a privileged family and, when only 16, left school to join the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry. This led to Special Operations Executive work where she met Polish airmen. This was the beginning of her admiration of Poles and Poland. In the chaos of the post-war period she provided food, medicine and clothing to those who were abandoned and had nothing. In 1953 she established the Sue Ryder Foundation as "a living memor...
This dedicational work began while she was still a child and grew during her work with the Special Oprations Executive. She established the Sue Ryder Foundation as a living memorial to those who endured persecution or were killed during the two World Wars. Today thousands of people find hope and help in homes in Britain and overseas.
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