The former mayor of Mold’s fundraising money has been donated to her chosen charities as she reflects on her year in the position.
The ‘Save a Life, Make a Difference' campaign by former Mayor of Mold, Councillor Sarah Taylor, raised £5,888 and has been donated to her chosen charities, with the Flintshire Foodbank receiving £4,388 and The Parkfields Community Fridge receiving £1,500.
Her term ended on May 16, and the position was handed over to Councillor Haydn Jones for the forthcoming Mayoral year.
During her Mayoral term Cllr Taylor endeavoured to put the ‘magic’ back into Mold after the Covid pandemic and subsequent lockdowns.
Although Covid restrictions were still in place for a large part of Cllr Taylors term, she still attended over 100 engagements, visited over 300 Mold businesses, and hosted the Mold Community Awards evening.
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She also volunteered at a number of the town events such as Live on the Square, Novemberfest, the Easter Fun Day and Pancake Day races and held her very successful Mayor’s Charity Dinner and Dance evening at the Beaufort Park Hotel.
She said: “I had a wonderful 12 months being Mayor of Mold, I was extremely proud and humbled to serve our fantastic community and I’d like to express my heartfelt thanks to everyone who contributed in some way towards my Mayoral appeal. The money which has been raised for my charities will make such a difference to people they support.
“Many within our community are facing financial difficulties with prices increases and the forthcoming energy price hike.
“Flintshire Foodbank and the Parkfields Community Fridge over the last three years in particular, have been a lifeline to many people in our community providing food and toiletries totally free of charge, and sadly these charities will continue to be needed for some time to come.”
Sue Leak, Flintshire Foodbank Project Manager, said: “We were delighted to receive the incredibly generous cheque from Cllr Taylor for £4,388.00 which she raised during her term as Mayor of Mold.
“Cllr Taylor obviously worked very hard to raise much needed funds for her chosen charities and we were delighted to be one of them and to receive this fabulous donation.”
Sue said the nine centres they have are busy at the moment, with St David’s hall in Mold being the busiest and open on Tuesdays and Fridays between 12.30-2.30.
She added: “Life is tough for lots of people, and, I’m afraid to say, it will only get worse, as the cost of living crisis affects more and more people.
“There are many places in Mold itself where people in crisis can obtain a referral and Flintshire Single Point of Access are always very helpful and point people to us if they are in need of food.
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“Donations of food/goods are slightly down at the moment, so this donation from the Mayor’s Charity Fund has come at just the right time.”
Cllr Taylor has supported the Parkfields Community Fridge scheme since it began in November 2020 and they were pleased to find out they were one of her chosen charities.
Caroline Collis, Parkfields Community Centre Administrator and Organiser of the Community Fridge project, said: “We would like to thank Sarah, Mold Town Council and the wider community who have so generously supported her Mayoral fundraising for the benefit of Parkfields Community Fridge.”
The Community fridge project operates by people taking what they need, and giving what they can, and is now a communal hub for people to share access to healthy food.
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It has drop-ins on Mondays and Thursdays 10am to 11.30am with 10 to 25 households visiting at a time. The community café operates on these days also.
Caroline also thanked the volunteers who raise funds and collect food from the supermarkets.
To find out more about Flintshire Foodbank and Parkfields Community Fridge, please visit their respective websites
www.flintshire.foodbank.org.uk and www.facebook.com/ParkfieldsMold
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