Aylesbury Mayor announces chosen charities

The Mayor of Aylesbury, Cllr Tim Dixon, has announced he will support Aylesbury Foodbank and Emmett’s Genies during his mayoral term. 

Aylesbury Foodbank is funded by local churches and community groups to stop hunger in the Aylesbury area. Foodbank donation stations will be at all Town Council community events to give attendees the opportunity to donate non-perishable items to support the foodbank and help the Town Mayor reach his ten-tonne goal before May 2023. 

The Town Mayor’s second charity, Emmett’s Genies, was founded by Amy Scullard who was inspired to build a “wish village” after visiting Give Kids The World Village in Florida with her son Emmett who was diagnosed with a stage one Germ Cell Tumour at two-and-a-half-years-old.

Mayor of Aylesbury, Cllr Dixon, said: “I have chosen to support both charities as they each make a difference to the lives of residents in Aylesbury.
 

“As a trustee of Aylesbury Foodbank, I know how important it is for people in our society to have access to food donations. I hope to raise more awareness of the foodbank during the year and I hope residents will help me to reach my 10 Tonne Challenge target before the end of my mayoral term.
 

“Meeting with Amy, the founder of Emmett’s Genies, inspired me to raise as much money as possible to support her incredible long-term vision of creating a “wish village” for to provide respite and long-lasting memories for critically ill children and their families. The physical village may take a while to come to fruition, but our funds raised will support the mid-term goal of an app created exclusively designed for critically ill children undergoing treatment. The app will allow children to create their own virtual “wish village” which will be then used to design the future physical village - leaving a permanent personalised legacy of the child.
 

“It is an honour to choose these charities and I hope the town will support upcoming events to help raise as much awareness and funds for both of them.”
 

The Town Mayor will host fundraising events and stalls to raise funds and awareness for both charities throughout the year.

Find out more about Aylesbury Foodbank here: https://aylesbury.foodbank.org.uk

Learn more about Emmett’s Genies here: https://www.emmettsgenies.co.uk

(Tom with staff at Aylesbury Foodbank)

(Tom meeting Emmett’s Genies founder  Amy Scullard)