S.Atlantic : St. Helenian Charity Set Up In Falklands
Submitted by SARTMA.com (Juanita Brock) 03.03.2004 (Article Archived on 21.04.2004)
The Executive Committee of the St Helenian Emergency Relief Fund are pleased to announce its formation as a Registered Charity in the Falkland Islands.
Photo (c) Cherie Clifford
PRESS RELEASE
ST HELENIAN EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND
The Hon. James Paice and Mr. John Clifford.
The Executive Committee of the St Helenian Emergency Relief Fund are pleased to announce its formation as a Registered Charity in the Falkland Islands.
The aim of the charity is to provide emergency assistance to persons of St Helenian descent and their families during times of bereavement, medical need and other catastrophic forms of distress or need, in particular, to those who reside within the Falkland Islands but, where the Executive Committee approves, also to those in other parts of the world in similar states of distress or need.
The Executive Committee are pleased to announce the names of the Charity’s Patrons:-
The Hon. Stedson Francis MLC (St Helena)
The Hon. Richard Cockwell MLC (Falkland Islands)
The Hon. James Paice MP (Cons) (UK, Cambridge SE)
The Executive Committee comprises:-
Chairperson Mr John Clifford clifford@horizon.co.fk 21736
Secretary Mrs Helene Williams helene.brian@horizon.co.fk 22545
Treasurer Mrs Christine Scipio-O’Dean chris.belfred@horizon.co.fk 22481
Member Miss Brenda Leo brenda.leo@interserve.co.fk 32576
Member Mrs Patricia Clark p.dclark@horizon.co.fk 32507
Correspondence for the Charity should be sent to Mrs Helene Williams, Secretary, St Helenian Emergency Relief Fund, P.O. Box 515, Stanley, Falkland Islands, FIQQ 1ZZ.
The Charity will be commencing fundraising in the near future, and is also seeking corporate sponsorship. Interested persons or Companies are invited to contact any of the committee members, who will be pleased to speak further about the aims and future plans.
An account is being opened at the Standard Chartered Bank in Stanley. Details of this will be made public in due course, in the mean time anyone wishing to contribute towards the Charity are asked to contact a member of the Executive Committee. Invitations to join the Charity will soon be made, the Executive Committee extend a warm welcome to anyone St Helenian or not to join and help a fellow human in a time of need.
Attached is a photograph (SHERFJCJP01.JPG) taken at the time the Hon James Paice MP (Cambridge SE) agreed to be a Patron of the Charity with the Chairperson. The photograph is copyright free if being used to publicise the charity.
This Press Release is made on behalf of the Executive Committee.
John Clifford
Chairperson
3rd March 2004
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