On 20th October we invited representatives of the charities benefiting from the Classics on Show profits to help us celebrate.
Middlesbrough Erimus Rotary celebrated with ten charities last night . Each charity received a donation from profits made at the Classics on Show event organised by Stokesley Rotary and Middlesbrough Erimus Rotary. Over £18,000 was raised at the classic car event. Mike Overy , Chair of Classics on Show , in introducing each charity said “the voluntary effort put in by these charities is a credit to all who are involved”.
The photo shows the members of the charities attending and seated are the President of Middlesbrough Erimus Rotary and Stokesley Rotary , Barbara Bolton and Mark Lewis .
Members attending from the charities and what they do are listed below.
Maggies: cancer support charity attached to James Cook University Hospital represented by Hannah Moloney and Rachel Gladden
Bloodrun : supports NHS operations 24/7 carrying blood samples, documents and spares represented by John Robson and Lee Knowles
Stokesley Community Care Assoc : helping older people with for example exercise classes and trips out represented by Caroline Rathmel
South Cleveland Heart Fund : providing leading edge medical equipment and covering cost of consultant training in specialist equipment purchased by the charity represented by Dr Adrian Davies, Ruby Davies and Matt O’Connor
Shelter box : provides shelters and essentials in disaster recovery areas represented by Paul Tracey ( regional lead from Whitley Bay Rotary)
Nitelight: helping people with essentials such as food and cleaning products represented by Nadia Gibany
My Sister place: domestic abuse charity assisting those abused and entire families when needed represented Sarah Stephenson
Linx Youth Project: supporting young people in deprived wards throughout Middlesbrough in schools and youth clubs represented by Wayne Mason and Eilis Sexton
Teesside Chrons and Colitus: invisible and fatal disease with funds going to research represented by Tim Taylor
Rubies: South Bank charity working with girls across Redcar and Cleveland to improve self esteem represented by Cat Barnett + Emma
A closing remark by one of the charity representatives “ thank you and thank you for showing that organisations like ours really matter” summed up an excellent evening.