Councillor Jan Blakey, Chair of Durham County Council invited John Phillipson, CEO of NEAS to attend the Town Hall in Durham to present him with a cheque for €500.

The generous donation was made by Dr Ansgar Müller Chairman of the Council Wesel Germany who was visiting Durham and wished to make a donation to the Chairman’s Charity.

John Phillipson, CEO for NEAS said; "I am extremely grateful to Dr Ansgar Müller, Chairman of the Council Wesel Germany for the generous gift. 

I was delighted when Cllr Jan Blakey, Chair of Durham County Council adopted the North East Autism Society as one of her charities for her year in office. It is already evident that her support will create many positive opportunities for us to raise awareness about autism, but also demonstrate some of the highly specialist work that we do and the benefits this has on our children and young people. 

We are committed to making Cllr Blakey proud of our Society through our work during the year ahead."