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01 February 2008

Westminster "Celebration" declared a great success

Minister's commitment to mentoring and befriending

Hazel Blears MP chats to guests
A refugee from Sierra Leone, a blind man who is in training for marathons and a 15-year-old boy who is caring for a sick grandmother - just some of the participants who gave moving accounts of how they had been helped by mentors or befrienders when they spoke publicly at MBF's "Celebrating Success" event at Westminster.

Over 35 MPs including government ministers were among the audience of 20 people who listened intently to stories of life-changing experiences from mentees and befriendees who made the journey to Westminster from all parts of the country.

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