Ensuring Sgt Davidson's daughters could continue their ambitions
Sgt Roger Davidson had served in the RAF as an administrator for 25 years when he died in service at the age of 43. He left three girls and his wife, Caroline. It was a particularly hard time for Caroline who had lost her mother to cancer just four months earlier. Finding it impossible to juggle her time between earning a living as a Special Needs Teaching Assistant and being there to support her children who were missing their Dad terribly, Caroline was then forced to leave work and try to raise her family on what little money she had.
However, this threw Caroline into a dilemma. Her two youngest daughters, Annie and Bobby, had been pursuing their ambitions to become dancers, but there seemed no way that Caroline could continue to fund their training, which meant so much to them. The RAF Widows' Association pointed her to us.
We were delighted to be able to help. Annie has been given a scholarship to attend dance college for three years and a small grant for the dancing kit she needed to start her studies.
"I can't describe the difference the help we have received from the RAF Benevolent Fund has made," says Caroline. "I think that without their help, I would not have been able to fund Anne for even a single year at dance college, let alone three. I am delighted with the assistance we've received."
For information about the help we can give towards education costs in the event of a parent dying or being disabled in Service, please see How we can help | Death and disablement in Service | Education.
