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Benfund update...

BENGOLF RUNS TO

A NEW FORMAT

ext year’s BenGolf event those who would rather stay the
Nwill run in a different night, there is a hotel on site.
format, with 18 holes played BenGolf is an important
without a break and then a fundraiser for the BOSS
late lunch or supper so that Benevolent Fund, which
everyone can be away by provides money for those in the
6.30pm. industry who are in need.
The organisers of the event, The organisers are hoping
which will take place on that with a new venue and new
Monday 10 June 2013, say the format they might attract 25
experience of last year’s rain- teams to take part, compared to
ravaged event has convinced the 20 who took part last year.
them that an uninterrupted
tournament will be more n Full details will be
appropriate. issued in January. For
The event will also be staged Further inFormation
at a new venue - Wyboston Golf please email stanley
Club just off the A1 by St Neots Vaughan at stanley@
in Cambridgeshire. And for cherryburton.demon.co.uk

GRAEME CHAPMAN MORE

TAKES OVER THE HELM MONEY

Stanley Vaughan, who has been
chairman for the past 12 years. COMES IN
Graeme, who has been a
trustee himself for the past four
years, said he was delighted to be
taking over the role from Stanley, ongratulations to the team from XPD, who managed
who he said would be hard act Cto raise £2,550 for the BOSS Benevolent Fund by taking
to follow. part in the London to Paris cycle run.
But he added: “Only this week The team, pictured above, were led by Steve Robinson and
he new chairman of the we have received two new Ian Matthews.
Tboard of trustees of the applications from long-time At the same time, the Scottish region has managed to raise
BOSS Benevolent Fund says its industry colleagues who are £500 for the fund. Pictured top right are Scottish Regional
work is just as important now as struggling to make ends meet, chairman Scott McKechnie presenting the cheque to
it ever has been, thanks to the and to feed their families. The outgoing BOSS Benevolent Fund chairman Stanley Vaughan.
economic downturn. BenFund for these folk and many Also pictured are Kiran Mistry and Sammy Bartley handing
Graeme Chapman MBE, a like them is a vital lifeline. I plan over a cheque for £1,500 from the Heart of England region
former director of ACCO and to continue Stanley’s great work, while being watched over by former Olympic athlete
Kingfield Heath, and a former together with my fellow trustees, Kriss Akabusi. The money was the surplus left over from the
chairman of the Office Friendly in building up funds, while sale of tickets and the raffle draw at the Heart of England
Dealer Association, takes over supplying funds for those who Dinner Dance in September.
the role of chairman from need it most.”
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