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PBN Charity Shop, January 2010 raises £1,350 for Home-Start Perth
Picture by Fraser Band - http://www.fraserband.co.uk
Picture by Fraser Band - http://www.fraserband.co.uk
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| PBN Charity Race Night | 05/02/2010 |
| PBN’s fund-raising for our chosen charity Home-Start Perth gallops on with a Fun Race Night for PBN members, families and friends which takes place on Friday, 5 March 2010 in the Centenary Suite of McDiarmid Park, Perth. Tickets are only £10 to include stovies and sandwiches so book now, in order not to be disappointed, as we still have some tickets remaining from the 80 available. At our March evening race meeting, there will be eight races and in the starting boxes for each race will be eight horses and jockeys. We’re delighted that we already have four race sponsors who are: • Crerar Scotland’s & Fishers Hotel • MD Promotions • Perth FM • Perthshire Property Services • Romera Designerwear Four remaining races are still available to sponsor at a cost of £25 per race and the sponsor’s company logo will be advertised on the “Big Screen” prior to each race. Each horse and jockey costs £5 to sponsor and the name of each sponsor will feature in the programme. Some of the 64 horses and 64 jockeys in total have already been sponsored but there’s still a number waiting to be claimed. We’re trying to sell as many as possible in advance of the Race Meeting but they can also be bought on the night by anyone attending, not only PBN members, but also by those unable to come along to the Race Night who still wish to lend their support to Home-Start Perth. Perth FM radio will also be broadcasting from the Race Night and interviewing some race-goers. You can stake your claim to a race, a horse or a jockey by contacting Martine Douglas on 01738 449633 or email martine18@hotmail.co.uk. Martine will also have tickets for sale and the Race Sheet listing the runners and riders looking for sponsorship at PBN’s February lunch on the 24th. We’re also looking for eight prizes for the horse winners and eight prizes for the jockey winners. This can be anything from a bottle of wine or spirit, chocolates, small gift voucher (£5 - £10) so again please either contact Martine or let Sandra know if you can help by emailing info@perthshirebusinesswomen.co.uk. This will be our last major fund-raiser for Home-Start Perth, our 2009/10 chosen charity, so remember to invite your family and friends, male and female, along to a winning evening for all involved. | |
| £1,350 raised from PBN Charity Shop | 23/01/2010 |
| A magnificent £1,350.10 was raised for Home-Start Perth through the charity shop organised by PBN in St John's Shopping Centre, Perth in January. Opening its doors at 12 noon on Thursday 14th to a patiently waiting queue, the shop ran until Saturday 16th and many bargains were to be had. We even had the honour of having the shop described by shoppers as a "quality charity shop". Although it took a lot of work to put this together, our thanks go to everyone who contributed in any way, be it by giving us donations, helping in the set up, to staffing and dismantling it. Great fun was had along the way and added to this was a fantastic sense of achievement at the final amount raised when we shut shop for the last time on Saturday. Local media gave us good coverage with editorial as well as photos in the Courier and the Evening Telegraph. We also received superb support from St John’s Shopping Centre who provided the unit and British Home Stores who supplied the fixtures and display material which were a tremendous help so we would also like to express our appreciation to them as well as to our members Adele Hamilton & Marlene White of Integro Personal Image Consultants for their help in styling the shop and windows which certainly attracted the attention of passers by and encouraged them to pop in. PBN's fund-raising for Home-Start continues with a Race Night on Friday, 5 March 2010 at McDiarmid Park, Perth | |
| PBN Charity Shop Opens to help Home-Start | 06/01/2010 |
| PBN’s fund-raising campaign in aid of local charity Home-Start Perth continues with the opening of a charity shop in St John’s Centre, Perth. Based in the former Actionwear unit with a frontage also on South Street, the shop will be open from 12 noon to 4 pm on Thursday, 14 January, and from 10.30 am to 5 pm Friday 15 and Saturday, 16 January. Available in the shop will be great bargains in clothing for all the family, jewellery, accessories, books, gifts, toys, CDs, bric-a-brac, cards, etc., i.e. something for everyone. On the Friday, there will be also be superb fashion and styling tips from PBN members Adele and Marlene from Integro, who are personal image consultants and are often described as the friendlier Scottish version of Trinny and Suzannah. And on Saturday, between 10.30 am – 2 pm, Moira Lumby of Barefoot Books will be on hand to keep children happy and enthralled with her storytelling sessions so that their mums can browse at leisure round the shop. Proceeds from the shop will be added to funds already raised by PBN including the £470 from the Christmas Charity Stall in St John’s Shopping Centre Mall in November when a selection of festive items were on sale. Helen MacDonald, PBN Chair, said, ‘We would like to thank St John’s Shopping Centre for making the area within the Mall as well as the shop unit available to us and also everyone who has so far given us donations for the shop. We want to raise as much as possible for this very worthwhile cause, so please come along and give us your support and grab a new year bargain”. Over the last five years, previous charities supported by PBN have been Rachel House in Kinross, Mercy Ships, Bravehearts, Open Minds ENABLE and Macmillan Cancer Support. | |
| Christmas Charity Stall | 06/11/2009 |
| PBN’s Christmas Charity Stall in St John’s Shopping Centre Mall will be open for business on Saturday, 14 November. For one day only, we’ll be selling lots of Festive items from decorations, cards, wrapping paper to small gifts and toys suitable for Christmas stockings. In aid of Home-Start Perth, PBN’s chosen charity for 2009-10, the stall will be followed in January by our charity shop located in the former Actionwear unit in the shopping centre. Opening on Friday 15 and Saturday, 16 January, the shop will offer clothing for women, men and children, accessories, toys, books, bric-a-brac and there will also be fashion and styling tips available on the Saturday from Adele & Marlene of Integro, Personal Image Consultants. If you would like to donate any items for the shop, these can be taken to any of the following addresses: Weekdays: Sandra Paterson, Finlaysons CA, 4 Albert Place, Perth PH2 8JE and Lesley White, The Royal Bank of Scotland, 12 Dunkeld Road, Perth PH1 5RB Evenings or Saturday mornings: Martine Douglas, 14 Edradour Terrace, Perth PH1 3GQ (Please telephone 01738 449633 in advance). or phone Sandra White, Administrator on 01350 727381. | |
| PBN Member Recognised by ASB | 30/10/2009 |
| Ellie Lamont of Mackays Hotel was awarded a Special Commendation for her Continuous Support to Women across Scotland at the Association of Scottish Businesswomen Annual Awards Dinner on 18 September 2009. Also a finalist for Outstanding Contribution to Business, Ellie had so impressed the judges with her passion for helping others that this new award was created. | |
| PBN Membership Cards Launched | 10/07/2009 |
| As a way of offering additional benefits and added value for its members, PBN has decided to introduce an annual ‘Membership Card’ which will also double up as a ‘Privileges Card’. The cards to be issued with July's monthly newsletter 'The Network', will enable members to obtain reductions and give them exclusive benefits on products and services offered by fellow PBN members. Caroline Mackay of Gillies & Mackay Ltd (tel: 01821 642965, email: info@gilliesandmackay.com, www.gilliesandmackay.com) is already leading the way by offering a 5% discount on sheds, summerhouses, garden offices, etc to fellow PBN members. | |
| PBN to Open Charity Shop | 10/07/2009 |
| One of the exciting ways in which PBN will be raising funds for Home-Start Perth is by organising and running a charity shop in Perth in November. St John’s Shopping Centre has kindly given us a unit free of charge and our shop will be open in January 2010. Great advice will also be on offer for shoppers courtesy of Adele and Marlene from Integro Image Consultants who will be helping us ‘style’ our fashion donations. We’re now looking for donations for our shop, which will feature not only clothing and accessories but other items such as books, giftware, etc., so don’t throw anything away. Store it up and please bring your donations to future meetings or hand items in to either of the following offices: Sandra Paterson, Finlaysons CA, 4 Albert Place, Perth PH2 8JE and Lesley White, The Royal Bank of Scotland, 12 Dunkeld Road, Perth PH1 5RB | |
| Charity begins at Home-Start Perth for PBN | 09/07/2009 |
| PBN is delighted to announce that its nominated charity for 2009–2010 is Home-Start Perth, which is a voluntary organisation committed to promoting the welfare of families with at least one child under five years of age. Volunteers offer regular support and practical help to young families under stress, in their own homes, helping to prevent family crisis and breakdown. Home-Start operates schemes throughout the UK, but each one is autonomous and must generate its own funding etc. Home-Start Perth is the oldest of the Scottish schemes and will celebrate its 25th anniversary later this year. Jean Phillips, Chairperson, said “Home-Start Perth is delighted to hear that the scheme has been chosen as Perthshire Businesswomen’s Network’s chosen charity for 2009–2010. In these days of funding uncertainties, all financial help is much appreciated and this will help us to continue to support vulnerable families in times of need throughout Perth & Kinross. The support of the Businesswomen’s Network will also be crucial in raising the profile of Home-Start Perth and increasing awareness of this local charity that helps around 100 families every year.” PBN Chair, Helen MacDonald, said “Our committee unanimously selected Home-Start as our charity this year from a shortlist of six very worthwhile causes. We wanted to give our support to a local charity and the clearly worthwhile objectives of Home-Start Perth self-evidently impressed all committee members a great deal. It will be a privilege to be able to help.” Over the last five years, previous charities supported by PBN have been Rachel House in Kinross, Mercy Ships, Bravehearts, Open Minds ENABLE and Macmillan Cancer Support. | |
| New Chair and Vice-Chair for PBN | 16/05/2009 |
| Perthshire Businesswomen's Network (PBN), the networking organisation for businesswomen in Perth and Perthshire, has elected Helen MacDonald as Chair for membership year 2009–10.
Helen has been a PBN member for over 11 years and was Vice-Chair for the past two years. As Chair of PBN, she will also serve on the committee of the Association of Scottish Businesswomen, which meets regularly in Perth. Helen is Managing Director of Prepress Projects, a Perth-based publishing services business that serves scientific and medical publishers throughout the UK and Europe. PBN's new Vice-Chair is Simone Bett, who is Production Manager at Speakeasy, a video and multimedia production company based in Stanley, just north of Perth. |
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| PBN Awards Evening | 29/04/2009 |
The inaugural PBN Awards Evening was held at Perth Museum & Art Gallery. Winners in the business award categories were:
In the PBN Club Awards:
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