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The Leicester & Rutland Branch is featured in the latest edition of Countryside La Vie…
DRIVING in the lap of luxury raised £650 for a good cause at a dinner in Leicestershire attended by business secretary Vince Cable.
Oadby and Wigston councillor Samia Haq and her husband Zaffar organised a fundraising dinner attended by the senior cabinet minister where the prize of a weekend in a Bentley car was on offer.
The prize was auctioned and local businessman Naeem Sattar bid £650 to scoop the prize – money which went to the Oadby mayor’s nominated charity of the year the Leicestershire branch of Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research.
Mr Haq said: “The event was a business dinner aimed at raising money and we like to raise money for health causes, particularly LLR as there have been a number of high-profile cases recently.
“LLR is the mayor’s chosen charity for the year, so we were keen to help and so were the more than 100 people who attended.
“We were very pleased with the event, and with the turnout and support for a very good cause – and of course Naeem Sattar was very pleased to win the prize of a weekend in a Bentley kindly donated by the company.”
Mayor Linda Broadley, whose year in office comes to a close this month, has spent the year raising money for LLR.
This is a charity close to the mayor’s heart due to a loved one being diagnosed with both leukaemia and lymphoma. A spokesman for LLR said: “Linda Broadley’s tenure is coming to an end but the support given to the Leicester and Rutland branch of this charity has been second to none.”
The cheque was handed over by Mr and Cllr Haq, as well as Naeem Sattar and his wife Maheen Sattar.
A big thank you to all involved!
The past few months in pictures…
Art Exhibition & Craft Fair
The Leicester & Rutland Branch of Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research is holding an art exhibition & craft fair in the Flint Hall of the former central lending library, on Saturday October the 27th 2012.
All artwork on display and for sale will be in the form of donations from Artists, & the craft-stalls will be full of lovely handmade items from local and national artists.
More information about this event can be found on our website: www.charityexhibition-llr.co.uk which also includes photographs of some of the donations we have received so far.
This exhibition is in collaboration with the Leicester People’s Photographic Gallery, and will be a great opportunity to view and purchase unique artwork & handmade crafts – just in time for Christmas.
We hope for this to be a well attended event which will showcase the artists who have kindly donated their arts and crafts.
This event is for all ages, refreshments will be available along with craft demonstrations and lots to see.
STOP PRESS! The Calendar Girls comes to Loughborough
Loughborough Festival Players are putting on a production of the Calendar Girls from October 10th – 13th 2012 at the Town Hall Theatre, Loughborough. There is a special charity performance in aid of Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research on Friday October 12th at 7.30pm, where a proportion of all tickets sold go directly to us at LLR! Not only that – the Festival Players have done the unthinkable, and have produced their own calendar! This promises to be a fabulous show, guaranteed to make you Laugh Out Loud! And probably shed a little tear too.
For tickets, contact the Town Hall box office on 01509 231914
www.loughboroughtownhall.co.uk/events/2012/10/10/calendar_girls
For a calendar, contact Michelle or Alison on or telephone Alison on 07789 868706/01664 840037
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