The Inspiration Federation was founded by Danny Glavin, a teacher from Fareham, Hampshire. After hearing about the tragic death of his childhood friend whilst serving in Afghanistan, he decided to fund raise for a military charity in his memory. Inspired by the sacrifice made by his childhood friend, in 2011, Danny created ‘National Heroes Day’ (a day where people in the UK can honour their own heroes whilst raising money for charity) and involved his childhood friend’s father to help him promote it.