Paul Goggins Visits Manchester Mencap - 09/10/2009 |
 Local MP Paul Goggins recently presented prizes to the winners of the Manchester Mencap Christmas card competition.
Members of Manchester Mencap had been given the opportunity to design Christmas cards with the winner and runner-up both receiving prizes and certificates.
The winning design was created by Billy Barnes and will now be printed and sold in the run up to Christmas in order to raise funds for Manchester Mencap. June Readhead also received a prize as runner-up in the competition.
Manchester Mencap is a small, independent charity that relies on donations and volunteers from within the local community to provide support for adults with learning disabilities in the area. The cards can be ordered from by calling Manchester Mencap directly on 0161 437 9465.
Paul Goggins said: “I was delighted to meet some of the members of Mencap who had submitted cards in the competition. The standard of the designs were fantastic and I look forward to seeing Billy’s design in print soon”.
Kate Maggs, Chair of Manchester Mencap, said: “We recently asked our members to design a Christmas card which we could distribute to help raise funds. We received a lot of fantastic entries - and the winning prize of £25 and a certificate went to Billy Barnes. June Readhead was a close runner-up, and pocketed £10 for her efforts"
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