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Chad Varah

Celebrating the Life

Chad Varah Thanksgiving Service
St Paul’s Cathedral  Wednesday 12th November 2008

In November 2008 Samaritans and Befrienders Worldwide will be celebrating the life of our Founder, Chad Varah, who died  on 8th November 2007, aged 95.

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The Chad Varah Memorial Appeal

The Chad Varah Memorial Appeal has been established following Chad’s death to ensure that two of the organisations he founded, Samaritans and Befrienders Worldwide, remain an inspiring testament to his life and work well into the 21st century.

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Richard BransonChad Varah lived a fantastic life and left a wonderful organisation behind. In a sense Samaritans was his life. The overriding legacy is the people Samaritans helps every single day and the people it will help for generations to come

Richard Branson

 

Joanne LumleyChad Varah said people must never be alone again and that people must always have someone to talk to in their darkest hour. I think the setting up of Samaritans is something absolutely exceptional.

Joanna Lumley

 

Chad Varah with the original Samaritans telephone
Chad Varah with the original
Samaritans telephone

 

All images of St. Paul's Cathedral copyright Peter Smith