Red Cross Fundraiser

The following is posted on behalf of Ken Payne of PALS.
The RED CROSS (Cruz Roja) in Mazarron are in need of a replacement ambulance.
They have proposed that an open day event and display by them should be held on the 6th November at which they would have food and drink available donated by local Mazarron businesses.Tickets for these would be sold and the net proceeds put into a fund for the new ambulance.

PALS advised the Officers of Cruz Roja who were accompanied by the Ayuntamiento that a fund to purchase a new ambulance already existed and that some 40000Euros were banked in PALS Account with Barclays and that the money had been raised over 4 years in CAFE. PALS asked that if the Ayuntamiento were agreeable to release the pledge that CAFE had made then those funds could be made available to help purchase the ambulance for Cruz Roja and that with a big push from the Expat community particularly on Camposol, but with other replica events iin Puerto de Mazarron and in Bolnuevo it might be possible to purchase the ambulance much earlier than the 3 years anticipated for the Ayuntamiento and with luck within a year.

The various representatives of organisations present at the meeting were all in favour and it was suggested that the event was held as proposed on Sunday the 6thn from 1 till 5pm on the car park opposite the commercial centre on Sector B, it was also suggested that there should be music, The Sector D representative advised that they have a system for a DJ that may be available, It was also agreed that maybe a tombola was jointly held and other individual stalls.

The tickets will be produced by Cruz Roja and distributed to the various organisations for sale prior to the event.Cruz Roja advised that the British Counsel has agreed to attend with dignitaries from the region and Ayuntamiento.

The publicity for the event will be divided between Rod Sawyer who will produce copy for The Costa Calida Chronicle as well as the Mediterrania and myself who is sending this information to Simply Networking, Costa Calida International Radio and prior to the event to Sol Times, Euro weekly, RTN and The Leader.
Subsequently BYRON has agreed to host and compare the event using the Sector D equipment. Please contact each other.

I know that The Fiesta Committee have a large canopy which I hope they will make available and if the Sound equipment proposed is insufficient again hope that they will be as generous as usual.

For this event it is logical that CRA take the lead and their President is currently in the Uk but information is being passed to him, PALS cannot do much more as they have an event on 5th November and are away on their cruise from 21st/25th October but can and will help in any way possible.
Can we all pull together on this, we are hoping that the Alcalde will attend a development meeting next Friday 14th at the Social Centre at 1pm if you can send representatives or attend yourself we can really get this show on the road.
Please pass this on to anybody you feel may be interested and/or who may have an input.
I think this covers everything at this stage if you have any queries then please contact me either by email or call 626 460 465

Ken Payne