the wider community

Marj Boyer is Vice Chairman of the Variety Club in the North West . Her commitment to the charity spans several years and she encourages and endorses innovation in the way the charity performs to ensure that every penny possible is used for the benefit of children within the region.

The Variety Club Children's Charity exists to improve the quality of life for sick, disabled and disadvantaged children throughout the country. The past 50 years show that Variety Club has a wonderful track-record of helping where help is needed. With the generous contributions from the public, our impact on deprived youngsters has been tremendous and we have raised over £200 million for them. As long as there are disadvantaged children in the United Kingdom our work remains incomplete. Over 4,500 coaches have also been presented by the Variety Club.

Marj is a Fellow and Treasurer of the North West Region of the RSA. She is also active in looking at innovation in business and encouraging forward thinking. A project that she is pioneering is Reverse Mentoring/Open Thoughts, which will look at how different business experiences can be adopted for the benefit of all.

The RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce) works to remove the barriers to social progress.

From its beginnings in 1754 through to the current day, the RSA has continued to make a difference by encouraging and supporting innovation and creativity throughout society.

Building on our 250 year history as a beacon for enlightenment values, we undertake influential and varied research projects and host the UK 's most ambitious free lecture series . Our work is supported by 27,000 Fellows , an international network of influencers and innovators from every field and background.

The RSA's Fellowship comprises 27,000 Fellows, an international network of influencers and innovators who support our aims. Fellows are drawn from a wide range of professions within the public, private and voluntary sectors, including: academics, broadcasters, business leaders, designers, environmentalists, engineers, entrepreneurs, educators, policy makers, politicians and voluntary-sector activists.