Pictured: Chairman of Lincoln Business Club, Richard Hare,
presents founder of Candles, Pam Connock, with a cheque for
£150
A Lincolnshire solicitor has been appointed as Lincoln Business
Club's new Chairman.
The club's members voted for Richard Hare from McKinnell's
Solicitors to be elected as Chairman at the recent annual
meeting.
One of his first duties was to present two cheques for
£150 each to local cancer charity Candles and the British
Heart Foundation.
Pam Connock, founder of Candles, was there to collect the
cheque. She said without the money from organisations like the
Lincoln Business Club Candles would not be able to achieve half as
much as it does.
"Despite the fact we are a small local charity so far we've
managed to raise £660,000 which has been made possible thanks
to the generosity of the people in this county," explained Pam.
"It's been a year of struggles but it's also been a bumper year
so thank you to everyone who has continued to support us despite
the difficult financial situation."
Nicky Elliott from the British Heart Foundation said the charity
is very grateful for the money.
"I really appreciate the support of the business club members
and so does the British Heart Foundation," she said. "Donations
like this are so important to our life-saving research."
One of the main aims of Lincoln Business Club has been to raise
money for charitable causes since it was founded in 2004.
Other charities which have benefited include the Nomad Trust,
Hope (Hearts of Positive Energy) and the Lincolnshire and
Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance.
Richard Hare succeeds John Cawdell of Trent Valley Academy who
had been Acting Chairman since April this year.
The next Lincoln Business Club meeting will be held on Friday
26thAugust 2011 at Lincoln City Football Club at 7am.