| 词条 | Not Forgotten Association |
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|name = The Not Forgotten Association |image = |image_border = |size = |caption = |map = |msize = |mcaption = |abbreviation = |motto = |formation = 1920 |extinction = |type = |status = charity |purpose = Providing entertainment and leisure for the serving wounded, injured or sick and for ex-service men and women with disabilities |headquarters = London |location = |region_served = United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |membership = |language = |leader_title = Patron |leader_name = Anne, Princess Royal |main_organ = |parent_organization = |affiliations = |num_staff = |num_volunteers = |budget = |website = nfassociation.org |remarks = Registered charity No. 1150541 }} The Not Forgotten Association is a British Armed Forces registered charity[1] for serving and ex-service men and women that operates throughout the United Kingdom. Whilst major care is provided by state, Ministry of Defence or other charity sources, the NFA provides extras that able-bodied people take for granted.[2] HistoryAt the outbreak of the First World War, United States soprano Marta Cunningham was resident in London. She undertook charity and canteen work in the East End, which she continued after the cessation of hostilities. In 1919 while visiting her local hospital, Cunningham asked the matron if she still had any wounded servicemen under treatment. Horrified to be given the answer 600, Cunningham discovered there were thousands of wounded men lying in hospitals, bored, lonely and in pain. Cunningham established The Not Forgotten Association, with the object of providing entertainment and recreation for the war crippled that would alleviate the tedium of their lives and give them something to which they could look forward. Through her royal connections, Cunningham persuaded Princess Mary to become the Association's first patron, a position she held until her death in 1965.[3] Cunningham devoted the rest of her life to the charity, for which in 1929 she was appointed a CBE. Cunningham herself died on 25 June 1937,[4] and is buried in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Cemetery, Hanwell.[5] PurposeIn 1926 the Association officially defined its task as being ‘to provide comfort, cheer and entertainment for the wounded ex-servicemen still in hospital as a result of the Great War'. While the essential needs of the many thousands of ex-servicemen are taken care of by state and the military administration, the NFA provides them extras that able-bodied people take for granted. This ranges from televisions and TV licences for those whose mobility is restricted or are largely housebound, to excursions, concerts and holidays. TodayThe Duchess of Kent stepped down as patron in 2000, when the duties were taken on by The Princess Royal. References1. ^{{EW charity|229666}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.charityportal.org.uk/detail.php?id=100096|title=Not Forgotten Association|publisher=charityportal.org.uk|accessdate=August 13, 2010}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nfassociation.org/our-history/|title=Our History|publisher=Not Forgotten Association|accessdate=August 12, 2010}} 4. ^{{Citation | title = The Musical Times | volume = 78 | issue = 1333 | pages = 651–653 | date = July 1937}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34655513|title=Marta Cunningham|publisher=Find A Grave|accessdate=August 12, 2010}} External links
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