Carlisle Mayor Charity Fund

First meeting of new Charity Fundraising Committee

(Date of issue: Friday, 4 June 2010)

A mix of Civic ambassadors, local residents and leading business people will make up this year’s Carlisle Mayor’s Charity Fundraising Committee.

The committee is made of different members each year. Each new Mayor sends out invitations to new prospective members.

The Mayor of Carlisle, Cllr Mary Styth has sent out invitations to: her daughter Carol Milnes, an established events organiser; Evlyn Goddard from Kingmoor Park Properties Ltd; Tracey Dawes, The Andalusian’s General Manager; Lara Brown from Vibralight Fitness Clinic; Jason Brierley from Hair at Jibe; Alison Cartner from David Allen & Co Chartered Accountants; Sue Kennett from Enitiative Media Ltd and local resident June Carswell.

Some of her fellow councillors, including long serving members of previous charity fundraising committees – Cllr Jacquelyne Geddes; Cllr Doreen Parsons; Cllr Jessica Riddle; Cllr Trevor Allison and Cllr Donald Cape – have also been invited on to the committee.

The Mayor of Carlisle, Cllr Mary Styth, said:

“I have sent out invitations to a range of local business people, as well as civic ambassadors, as I want to involve the business community in civic activities. Although I have only been Mayor for a relatively short period, I have already had offers of fundraising support and I want to work alongside the new Charity Fundraising Committee to seize on these opportunities.

“I hope to hold a series of fundraising events throughout the year and look forward to working alongside the committee.”

The first meeting of this year’s Mayoral Charity Fundraising will be held next Monday (7 June), 5pm, at the Civic Centre. Although this is a closed meeting, there will be an opportunity to take photos of the newly formed committee before their inaugural meeting starts.