During her Mayoral year Jenny would be very pleased to attend events or otherwise support the activities of any charities active within the borough. For more information please contact the Civic Secretary.
Civic Secretary
Guildford Borough Council
Millmead House
Millmead
Guildford
Surrey
GU2 4BB
Tel: 01483 444031
Email: kate.walton@guildford.gov.uk
In addition to this Jenny will be actively supporting the following charities.
The Mayor’s Distress Fund
Guildford is unusual in that its Mayors have their own long-established charity, the Mayor of Guildford's Distress Fund. This makes grants to individuals and families throughout the borough who are experiencing financial difficulties. Most grants are now in response to cases referred by an official agency such as Citizen’s Advice Bureau, Community Health or Social Services.
For more information about the Fund or if you would like to make a donation or apply for a grant:
Contact: Annette Stone
Tel: 01483 444108
Email: annette.stone@guildford.gov.uk
Guildford Undetected Tumour Screening (G.U.T.S)
Professor Marks founded G.U.T.S in 1983 and the charity is based at the Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford. Their aim is to improve the survival of people with bowel cancer in the South East of England by early detection and to raise awareness of the disease.
1 in 35 people will develop bowel cancer in their lifetime and it is the second leading cause of cancer deaths. Regular bowel cancer screening has been shown to reduce the risk of dying from bowel cancer by 16% and if it is detected at the earliest stage, there is over a 90% chance of survival.
The Mayor will be supporting G.U.T.S throughout her mayoral year with a number of fundraising events, including ‘Breakfast with the Mayor’ on 24th January 2009.
For more information about this or any other Mayoral event:
Contact: Kate Walton
Tel: 01483-444031
Email: kate.walton@guildford.gov.uk
The Guildford Action Furniture Project
In addition to the Mayor's main charities, the Mayor also lends support to the Guildford Action Furniture Project.
This project was set up for the purpose of redistributing affordable furniture and collects donations of furniture from within Guildford Borough and then delivers the donations, for a small charge, to people on low income including those receiving benefits. This includes everything needed in a family home environment including sofas, beds, wardrobes, chests of drawers, cupboards, tables, chairs and many more items. The project is also able to redistribute unwanted electrical items, which are kindly donated. Before being passed on these items are electrically tested for the charity by Robertson's Electrical Engineers to comply with stringent regulatory trading standards.
Further details on the Guildford Action Furniture project can be found on the official Guildford Action charity website via the following link:
Guildford Action website (this link opens in a new window)