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Children's charities
should be honoured by the City of Liverpool
THE FORMER youngest politician in the UK, Jake Morrison, now 23, is
calling for children's charities in Liverpool to be given the highest honour
that can be bestowed by the Council, the Freedom of the City of Liverpool.
Jake, who finished his term 4 year term of office as a City Councillor for
Wavertree in May 2015 has returned to Liverpool following 8 months in
Cambridge working for a mental health charity, to take up the position as
Charity Manager of The Oliver King Foundation.
Wednesday, 2 March 2016, will see the 5th Anniversary of the tragic death of
12 year old Oliver King, who would now be 17 years old. He died after
suffering a sudden cardiac arrest known as Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome
which kills 12 young people in the UK every single week.
Jake Morrison said:- "After returning to Liverpool following 8 months
working in Cambridgeshire for a mental health charity, I know and value the
true meaning of what a charity works for and aims to achieve.
In Liverpool we have a number of very dedicated and important charities
setup in memory; and as a legacy; for a number of young people. Ranging
from campaigning to prevent death after suffering a cardiac arrest by
putting defibrillators in all Merseyside schools, to tackling racism and
homophobia and offering respite for families with children who have suffered
bereavement; all this work adds massively to the City of Liverpool.
I am today calling on the Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson to recognise these
charities, the inspirational families, friends and supporters who work
tirelessly to make a difference and have a real positive impact on our City.
Whilst The Oliver King Foundation, and Mark King specifically, have been
recognised by the Liverpool Echo and even the Prime Minister, Liverpool is a
very special City to us all, and this honour would mean a lot.
While the legacy of these inspirational young people continues to grow and
grow, making a difference to communities and people across Merseyside, we
owe them a great debt of gratitude. By bestowing upon them, the greatest
honour the City can give, we will go a small way to showing our deep
appreciation for all their work." |
