Mrs Julie Lawson

Julie Lawson was born in 1960 to Joan and Jack Platt and is the eldest of three children; she has two brothers. Her father was a Liverpool Docker/Crane Driver and Julie attended St Benet’s, Netherton then St Catherine’s Catholic High School for Girls. She is married to husband Ron; they have two sons Andrew, a Deputy Headmaster and Neil a qualified Solicitor – but currently a drummer in the Liverpool Band Red Rum Club.

Julie currently works for HMRC and has been a fundraiser since 2005 when her son Neil joined the Air Training Corps (Air Cadets).  Her father was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s around this time, and this is when her fundraising snowballed from small events in the Cadet Hut, to larger events supporting those impacted by Alzheimer’s and Dementia. In 2015 Julie organised her first Gala Ball raising much needed funds to support research into the causes of Dementia.

Julie has planned and delivered five fundraising Gala Balls, the biggest was in the Cunard Building and the 6th will be on Sat 17 Jun 23 at the Titanic Hotel. On a monthly basis she organises ‘Live at the Plaza’ a variety show at the local Cinema in Waterloo for people with Alzheimer’s, Dementia, Autism, and those who are socially isolated. Regularly attendance is between 200 and 250 and the Christmas Party that sees an average attendance of 500 people has for the last two years has been a sell-out.