Just found this on the Tree Tops list. Hope its of interest.

(3 WEEKS TO GO)
ALSO - just for the sake of our new subscribers I thought I would repeat the details for our Charity Event on the 20th October at Sunderland Football Club. PLEASE remember to reserve your ticket. Apart form giving you a £1 discount it also helps us an idea of the numbers attending.

(1) Family History Fair - 12.00pm till 5.00pm. Stalls cost £4.00 for anyone that wishes to book one and there will be a £2.00 admission charged at the door. Anyone wishing to book a table can e-mail me for further details. Refreshments will be available throughout the day.

OUR WEB SITE ADDRESS IS:- http://uk-northeast.com or direct link to the CHARITY PAGE at:-
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~uknortheast/index.h...

(2) "Get Together" of NORTHEAST Mailing List Members or those who have family interest in the Northeast. – This event is open to all members of mailing lists within the Northeast of England and will be from 5.00pm till 7.00pm. A way of getting to know who is behind those e-mails, messages and
postings that keep appearing on the lists. Please feel free to bring along your family history material/charts, files, paperwork, brickwalls queries etc. Refreshments will be available throughout the day.

(3) Charity Evening - 7.00pm till 12.30am. Tickets reserved over our web site will cost £3.50 compared to £4.50 if bought at the door on the day of the event. There will be varies entertainment and we are also hoping to go out live over the Internet. (This is not yet confirmed).

All money raising from all 3 events will be going to The "Widows & Orphans" fund for the families of the fire fighters who lost their lives in the American Disaster.