I attended a coffee morning on Saturday which was organised by the Mayor of Morley Cllr Shirley Varley to raise funds to support the victims of the Haitian earthquake. I was delighted to see so many local folk turning up to support this cause and over £300 was raised in a little over 2 hours.
I regularly reflect on the generosity of Morley Folk and their compassion and practical support to other communities who have suffered from natural disasters. We are all aware of the great fund raising efforts that took place in Morley following the tsunami in 2004 where over £250,000 was raised to support the rebuilding of the devastated community in Thirokoville in Sri Lanka. The compassion of Morley Folk is overwhelming and their commitment to doing what they can to aid and assist other communities across the world - regardless of race - is something the Town can be very proud of.
Cllr Varley deserves credit for again galvanising this charitable approach from Morley Folk.
Indeed while Shirley Varley is raising funds for charitable purposes - Cllr Beverley uses the same time to rant about being excluded from some debate at Durham University! The contrast between spreading hope - as Shirley does with her actions or hate as - Chris Beverley does with his could not be clearer.
If we accept that we are all know part of a Global Village and we see the desperate need of other world residents we have an obligation to help them. As ever Morley folk - far from shirking their responsibilities - embrace that obligation.
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