FAYE Mitchell is appealing to businesses, schools and organisations in Pudsey to get involved and help her raise £5,000 for Alzheimer’s Society.

From approaching just one school that her children attend, she has already gone on to recruit 11 more primary and secondary schools, 15 doctors surgeries and care homes and over 60 businesses to turn Pudsey blue on Friday, January 25 – and donate to the charity in exchange for ‘dressing down’.

And she has a very personal reason for supporting the charity – her mum was diagnosed with the condition 6 years ago.

Mum-of-two Faye said: “I’m passionate about it because my mum was diagnosed at 64 and six years on this cruel disease has taken her away from me.”

“I want more people to become aware of the disease and not just associate it with loss of memory, it affects everything - your ability to walk, eat, drink and communicate.

“I’ve volunteered at the Leeds Memory Walk and just decided that I could do more to raise awareness and much needed funds for Alzheimer’s Society. We decided on Denim for Dementia and I started by getting my children’s school involved which was great, but then I thought why stop with the just the one school, and after approaching a number of other schools and businesses it has just snowballed!

“It’s great to think that Pudsey is really getting behind me and we will all be doing our bit to raise funds to help support people living with dementia now and to fund research to one day find a cure for dementia.”

Alzheimer’s Society community fundraiser Julie Lee welcomed Faye’s decision to help raise money for the charity. She said: “It’s wonderful that Faye is giving so much of her time to support Alzheimer’s Society and uniting the schools, surgeries, care homes and so many businesses in and around Pudsey.

“Dementia devastates lives, but dementia won’t win. Until the day we find a cure we will be here for anyone affected by dementia, where they are, whatever they’re going through. We need more people like Faye to join us now and unite against dementia.”

If you would like to back Faye and Denim for Dementia, contact her on 07815 307782 or email: fayemitchell1@icloud.com. You can also follow Pudsey Does Denim for Dementia on Facebook or donate at https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/faye-mitchell6.