Tuesday, 11 August 2009

TUESDAY 11TH AUGUST - PR Questions


PR from Visit York has written to me. These are her questions and my replies.

" To help me with a news release could you answer for me very succinctly:

1) What you are doing?

THE PRESENTATION WILL NOT BE REVEALED UNTIL 28.9@4. THE THEME WILL BE 'A CELEBRATION OF FAMILIES'. IT WILL CONTAIN STORIES, POEMS AND PROSE. I WILL BE ALSO BE PROMOTING SOROPTIMISTS INTERNATIONAL AND YORK, WITH REFERENCE TO THE AWARENESS DAY ON SANITATION AND WATERAID, THAT IS IN COPPERGATE, YORK LATER THAT DAY. I AM ALSO RAISING MONEY FOR WATERAID AND CHILDLINE THROUGH JUST GIVING.

2) Why are you doing it?

INITIALLY, I THOUGHT IT WAS A WONDERFUL WAY TO CELEBRATE MY 60TH BIRTHDAY YEAR (LAST MAY) AND LEAVE SOMETHING FOR MY GRANDSONS AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. MY MOTHER ADORES LONDON AND I THOUGHT SHE WOULD APPRECIATE IT TOO, THOUGH DEMENTIA MAY MEAN SHE DOESN'T REALLY UNDERSTAND. ONCE I GOT THE DATE, IT BECAME OBVIOUS TO ME, THAT I SHOULD USE THE TIME RESPONSIBLY, HENCE THE CHARITABLE PROMOTION.

3) Exactly when and what time?

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 26th. 4 - 5AM.

4) Are you from York? If not where? How long have you been in York?

I MOVED TO YORK IN 1994 (LONDON & BUCKS) AND RE-MARRIED. MY HUSBAND HAD MOVED TO YORK FOR A NEW JOB (UNIVERSITY FOR 4 YEARS)
I WORKED FOR YORK HELPERS AND AT THE RETREAT. I RETRAINED AS A PSYCHOTHERAPIST AND HAVE RUN YORK HUMAN GIVENS FOR 7 YEARS.(
www.yorkhumangivens.co.uk)
I HAVE ALSO BEEN A CHOCOLATE TASTER FOR NESTLE FOR 14 YEARS.

Do you mind me asking and putting your age in?

NOT AT ALL. 60 IS NEW 40!! (I had an incredible decade from 50 - 60, so this is a pretty good start to the next decade.) "


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