Press release - 18th December 2008
AMET lights up for a good
(L to R):Kevin Heap Chairman and manager of Edmundsons Electrical Stockport Branch. Steve Fletcher AMET – Development person and Manager of DEXTRA LIGHTING. Margaret Coleman AMET Development manager & Business Development Manger for CU Phosco lighting. Laura Baynham-Hughes Head of corporate fundraising at The Christie. Karen PITTPLADDY- AMET Treasurer. Lea Roberts-Comedian on the dayThe AMET (Association of Electrical Contractors) held their annual Christmas lunch at the Palace Hotel in Manchester in December and raised a wonderful £9,700 for The Christie.
AMET, a consortium of electrical suppliers set up to trade ideas and organise networking opportunities, have supported the specialist cancer centre at the annual bash since its inception in 2005, raising in total a phenomenal £26,730.
The event is organised by AMET secretary Margaret Coleman of CU Phosco Lighting and AMET chairman Kevin Heap along with AMET representatives Steven Fletcher and Karen Pittpladdy
Margaret said: “My father has been a patient, as have a number of friends, so I've seen first hand the importance of the work that is carried out at The Christie. We were really pleased with how successful the lunch was, and it was particularly nice that people who are business competitors all year round can come together to celebrate just for one day a year and raise money at the same time.
For more information on supporting The Christie via company fundraising, contact corporate partnerships officer Emma Kennedy on 0161 446 3178.
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The Christie in Manchester is one of the leading cancer centres in Europe - registering around 12,500 new patients and treating about 40,000 patients every year.
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