On 17th March Marion and Yvonne, and on 23rd June Liz N and Marion helped to raise money for the Lord Mayor of Bristol Children’s fund by packing bags at food counters at Marks and Spencer, Broadmead. Respectively, the amount collected was £180.88 and £362.86. The amount collected in March was low because there were only enough volunteers to cover four hours. In June, Barclays Bank supported the activity by matching the amount collected via their £4£ scheme. Thus, as a result of these two events, a total of £806.60 was raised for this appeal.
The Lord Mayor of Bristol’s Children Appeal helps disadvantaged children under the age of 16 (or 18 if disabled) who reside within the Bristol city boundary to have a better Christmas by providing vouchers that can be exchanged for food, clothes and toys.
Recipients are nominated by the Children and Young People’s Services, Social Care Division, City of Bristol, who vet all applications that are also substantiated by the applicant’s social worker, teacher or doctor, thereby ensuring that the help reaches the right children.
The charity aims to provide relief to approximately 1.650 disadvantaged children. Each child receives two vouchers: 1 x £20 to be spent on food and 1 x £20 to be spent on either clothing or toys. Each year it is necessary to raise around £66,000 to fund this work.
(Registered Charity Number 288262; www.lordmayorofbristolappeal.co.uk)
Update: On 20th October, nine volunteers, including four Soroptimists (Di, Liz N, Pauline H and Marion) packed bags at the food counters at Marks and Spencer, Broadmead. An impressive £453.60 was collected and because Barclays