£212 from Ribbons, Rallies and Rubbers

posted: 26/08/2010

As part of the Fringe of the Manchester Pride Festival, our Ribbons, Rallies and Rubbers - Diary of a HIV Activist evening raised £212. It continued our 25th anniversary celebrations and featured speakers and artists involved in different types of HIV activism over the last 25 years.
 

The ever fabulous Jonathan Mayor, long standing prolific activist Peter Tatchell, the founding fathers of George House Trust, drag king extraordinaire Valentino King and the captivating performance poet Gerry Potter took to the stage in front of an audience of over 90 people at the Frog and Bucket Comedy Club.

YouTube of Jerry Potter's poem that he perfomed on the night and has performed at various HIV and AIDS vigils. It's a piece demonstrating the very centre strength of being queer. A heartfelt battle cry reaching through the decades and constantly involved in the now. A cheer for hope and a decoration adorning gay history.
 

The night was talked about on gaydio and we’ve had appreciative emails saying what a good night it was.
 

Thank you to all who came and showed HIV activism still matters.
 

Happy couple raise funds for GHT!

posted: 24/08/2010

A huge thank you to Mike and Andrew Page Fielding who celebrated tying the knot by raising nearly £200 for George House Trust! Mike and Andrew asked guests at their Civil Partnership to make a donation to support our work.

George House Trust is the largest provider of HIV social care in the North West of England. We support over 2000 people living with HIV. Your support makes a lot of difference to the people we work with. We're a small charity. No amount of money raised is every too small. Every penny counts!

If you are interested in raising money for us, please get in touch by emailing fundraising@ght.org.uk and we will work with you to turn your idea into action!
 

Help Marathon Munich Fundraising

posted: 13/08/2010

The Oxford English Dictionary defines the Marathon as "A bloody stupid thing to do, the first bloke who did it dropped dead, try getting a bus". So on the 10 October Daniel will be doing his first marathon, in Munich, Germany in 3 hours – that’s his time target.

Every penny and pound for George House Trust
Daniel’s running the Munich Marathon to raise money for George House Trust where he works. George House Trust provides advice, information and support to people living with or affected by HIV.
 

Daniel is paying all his own costs, so every penny you and others give will go directly to services for people living with HIV.

Daniel started his marathon training back in June and already his feet look like the surface of the moon, and after some champion chaffing his nips now resemble a pair of tea stains on his chest.

To achieve his 3 hour target he’s running 6 times a week and averaging over 50 miles a week.

His fundraising target is £1000 and he's almost 20% there. Please help make all this effort worthwhile and as he says - please dig deep.

You can give here on his Marathon fundraising page at JustGiving.com
 

Manchester Pride Fringe Event

posted: 13/08/2010

Ribbons, Rallies and Rubbers - Diary of a HIV Activist    
For the Manchester Pride Fringe Festival, on Tuesday 24 August, Ribbons, Rallies and Rubbers is George House Trust’s evening of thought provoking entertainment, at the Frog and Bucket Comedy Club on Oldham Street, Manchester.     
 

25th anniversary fun and perspectives     

Continuing our 25th anniversary celebrations and reflections, Ribbons, Rallies and Rubbers - Diary of a HIV Activist is about HIV activism past and present, and features speakers and artists involved in different types of HIV activism over the last 25 years.
 

On the evening we will be joined by the ever fabulous Jonathan Mayor, long standing prolific activist Peter Tatchell, the founding fathers of George House Trust, drag king extraordinaire Valentino King and the captivating performance poet Gerry Potter.Tic

£3 Tickets
Tickets are £3, or £1 concession for unwaged people, and are available through wegottickets.com - click this link to go straight to the page for our event.
 

Doors open at 7:30pm and the event starts at 8pm sharp.
Together we'll explore what HIV activism has been, is and should be, and most importantly - why it's still so keenly needed. Come and join us for this highly entertaining, engaging and inspirational event at the Pride Fringe Festival.
 

Where

Frog and Bucket, 102 Oldham Street, Manchester, M4 ILJ - at the top of Oldham Street near the junction with Great Ancoats Street - StreetMap

25th Party raises £1,800!

posted: 21/07/2010

A huge thank you to all our supporters who joined us for a fantastic party to celebrate our 25th anniversary on Saturday 17th July at the Midland Hotel. 

Through some generous raffle ticket buying and some unique auction prizes we were able to raise a fantastic £1,800 on the night.  

The entertainment was provided in style by a wide variety of entertainers: Jean Forrester, Kate McCabe, James Kelly and Side by Side.  All of our wonderful entertainers provided their time for free to support the event, so a huge thank you to them.  

Compere Jonathan

The evening was also compered by the fabulous Jonathan Mayor who did a fantastic job to steer us through the evenings proceeds, looking very dashing in his kilt.

We were also honoured by the presence of the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress of Manchester, and also 2 of the founding members of George House Trust who both gave wonderful and inspiring speeches reflecting on the early days of the organisation.

Thanks to Prize Donators

Thank you to also to all the organisations who donated raffle prizes: 

Nicky Clarke Hairdressers, Slaters Clothing, Conley Beauty West Didsbury, Virgin Active Didsbury, Jurys Inn, Croma, Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Namco Station Bowling, Lancashire County Cricket Club, AMC Cinema, The Atrium Apartment Hotel, Lush, Ramada Hotel, The Midland Hotel, The Cheese Hamlet Didsbury, Ben Cohen, Ibis Hotel, Bannatynes Gym, Gurkha Grill West Didsbury, The Body Shop

And also thank you to the people and organisations who donated our unique auction prizes which raised a total of over £500 altogether:

Julie Hesmondhalgh and Antony Cotton, Emmerdale, Dennis Wood, David Shenton

Happy 25th George House Trust!