The previous year's Mayor of Ealing, Councillor Mrs. Mohinder Midha, raised an amazing £22,519 for her chosen charity.

Councillor Midha had the honour of presenting her chosen charity Heartlink, based at Ealing Hospital, with an impressive cheque amounting to £22,516.

The presentation event was held in the Council chamber at Ealing Town Hall on 17th August 2023.

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The Heartlink website states: "This represented the funds she had raised for us as her selected charity during her mayoral year, which ended in May. She did tireless and fantastic work throughout her year, getting donations and organising a large number of fundraising events, including celebration dinners. She was ably supported by Cheryl and the staff in the Mayor’s office."

"A team of 15 Heartlink members were welcomed to the ceremony by the Mayor [and her husband, along with] Southall MP Virendra Sharma, long standing Heartlink supporters Councillors Harbajan and Ranjit Dheer, together with major donors from the Western Rd Gurdwara. Other major donors and fundraisers included staff from the Southall branch of Barclays Bank."

"Heartlink chairman Trevor Davison thanked the Mayor for the huge effort she has made and presented her with an inscribed heart-shaped crystal plaque and a framed certificate of thanks. Heartlink representatives told the Mayor that the funds will be used to create a legacy for her efforts, by developing and extending our campaign to raise awareness of heart disease in the community. We shall involve her and her husband with us in this."

"Fittingly, the ceremony was also attended by the wife and daughter of the late and much missed [late] former Mayor Tejinder Dhami, who also raised substantial funds for us as his chosen charity, in 2018-19."

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One of the major donors were from the Western Rd Gurdwara.

In October 2022, Cllr Mohinder Midha invited Contactus Ealing to a short ceremony at Ealing Town Hall. They donated £625 raised for Ealing Heartlink during Southall Biz Expo in July 2023. Mrs. Midha presented them with a Certificate of Appreciation.

Cllr Mrs. Mohinder Midha hosted a reception at Ealing Town Hall, on 18 May 2023, to celebrate a £5,000 donation from staff from the Southall branch of Barclays Bank and £200 raised by Contactus Ealing at their Ealing Biz Expo.

Contactus Ealing are proud that from the final two Contactus events, EalingBizExpo and SouthallBizExpo, they were able to contribute £825 to a deserving charity.