Our first ever Patron -  Jon Christos

We are pleased to announce that Jon Christos has accepted the position of EDN patron. Jon was first introduced to EDN through a fundraising event held at the Holiday Inn Lancaster in which he entertained the fundraisers to his unique voice alongside his student  Jenny Williams. Through this first introduction Jon became interested in EDN and the help and support that we provide to our community to carers, clients and health professionals. Jon explained that he found a deep understanding of our work through his work within the entertainment industry.

At the tender age of 4 Jon began playing the violin and graduated to the piano and eventually to the renowned Chetham's School of Music and then onto The Royal Northern College of Music as a Major Scholarship recipient. Jon has taken leading operatic roles in operas such as Puccini's La Boheme (Rodolfo), Mozart's The Magic Flute (Tamino), Janacek's Jenufa (Steva)

Jon has performed every major work from Handel's Messiah to Verdi's Requiem at venues such as The Royal Albert Hall, Symphony Hall, The Royal Festival Hall, The Phillharmonic Hall and The Bridgewater Hall.

Following the release of Jon's debut album "Northern Light" in 2006 he was filmed in the Granada TV documentary 'Chasing The Dream' series, which gave the public giving insight into Jon Christos the man and also into the recording process.
Jon has also performed at a number of high profile sporting events including several half-time concerts at The City of Manchester Stadium.

Jon is the voice for BBC radio Lancashire, his show can be heard on Sundays 4-6pm and is second album is due for release early 2009

At present Jon is  in the process of organizing a fundraising night for EDN, which will be held in 2009.
We are very proud and honored to have Jon involved with EDN and wish him huge success with his new album. 

News in Brief

Welcome to our first newsletter. Our board of trustees is now finalized and we are pleased to welcome Grant Stevenson as our chairman and Judy Miller, Lesley and Andrew Murray as trustees and Christine Stevenson as our secretary.
We have also completed work on our new premises in Morecambe where EDN will now run our support network from.
The BBC have filmed EDN at work with a selected client as part of a series called Born Survivors. The documentary will be aired February 2009 and a promotional video will be displayed on You Tube on the 8th December. 

At present we are in the process on running a pilot interactive chat room for carers and suffers of eating disorders through Lancashire NHS. Training for volunteers to assist with the running of the chatroom is being planned.
As part of our awareness programme for sufferers and carers of eating disorders we have close connections with local general practioners and health professionals. It is a vital element of our success to ensure that referrals are made to EDN so ensure those with eating disorders are seen promptly and receive the appropriate support and guidance they require. We have recently presented to Kings Street Surgery in Lancaster to assist them in supporting students within the Lancaster area and hope to present our information to more health professional in 2009.

We are also in partnership with the Butterfly projest for those suffering with self harming issues.
END within the new year will be launching our new INSPIRE programme aimed at helping those with obesity issues. More information will be released once this programme is running.

EDN within the 2009 will also be launching a website for children's and adolescent with eating disorders providing them with information and support specifally aimed at there individual needs.
In 2008 EDN has raised funds through several events. In October we held a Ball at the Holiday Inn in Lancaster and raised  an impressive £1800. We have also been blessed with a generous donation  form an individual which has paid for our rental on the new premises for 2 years and its refurbishment.

Our next news letter will be in February 2009 and we wish you all a Merry Christmas and  happy New year.