Coffee Morning in the Mansion House
Yet another busy week in the Mansion House. Tuesday, I met with schoolchildren from Beijing, who entertained me with a traditional dance performance in the Oak Room. From there I joined in the end of year celebrations for Ballymun Regional Youth Resource.
On Wednesday, the Lady Mayoress & I, had the honour of travelling to the Dublin Horse Show in the magnificent 222-year-old Mayoral Coach. I officially opened proceedings alongside President of the RDS, Mr. Fonsie Mealy. The 'Tops and Tails’ came out today as I returned to the horse show to watch the Aga Khan. It was a wonderful afternoon. Check out the following link for photos from the day: http://pix.ie/lordmayordublin
This morning I hosted a coffee morning in aid of the East Africa Emergency Appeal and was joined by representatives from Trócaire, Concern and Oxfam. The event was a great success and we raised much needed funds for the appeal. Why not host your own coffee morning with friends & family? Read the Press Release below for more details...
Press Release 4th August 2011
Lord Mayor hosts Coffee Morning for Charity Appeal
Lord Mayor of Dublin, Andrew Montague, is appealing to people to hold coffee mornings to raise much needed funds for the East Africa Emergency Appeal. The Lord Mayor will host a coffee morning in aid of the Appeal on Friday 5th August 2011 from 10am to 12pm in the Oak Room of the Mansion House.
“I am appealing to people to do whatever they can to raise money for the Agencies working in East Africa during this time of famine. Fund raising events don’t have to be elaborate, even something as simple as a coffee morning can raise much need funds. The coffee morning is my way of publicising this worthy cause. Everyone can play their part by organising a similar coffee morning. Representatives from Trócaire, Concern and Oxfam will join us here in the Mansion House to talk about the issues facing East Africa at the moment. All proceeds from the coffee morning will go directly to the East Africa Emergency Appeal” said the Lord Mayor.
Online donations can be made at: http://amma.do/LordMayorEastAfricaAppeal
