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Dr Andrew Topping, HEMS; Colleen Milligan, Air Ambulance NI area fundraising manager; and Caroline Bowles, paramedic, HEMS.

Air Ambulance NI gets £41k boost from drinks firm

Air Ambulance Northern Ireland has received a cash boost of £41,588.94 from Boost Drinks since its commitment to raising funds and awareness of the helicopter and critical care medical team in 2019.

Anne Hannan and Cathal McGurk from Marie Curie are pictured with Martin Daly in the Daly’s SPAR Field of Hope. Photo credit: Pat McSorley

Daly’s SPAR & schools raise £2,000 for Marie Curie NI

Daly’s SPAR in Eglish has raised more than £2,000 for Marie Curie NI through a virtual 5K run held in partnership with local schools and shoppers on St Patrick’s Day.

Gareth Kirk, chief executive, Action Cancer; Elaine Loughlin, a breast cancer survivor from Poyntzpass; and Trevor Magill, managing director, Musgrave NI.

Action Cancer and Musgrave NI launch new Big Bus

Action Cancer, Northern Ireland’s leading local cancer charity, has announced the arrival of a new Big Bus which will begin its first day of operation on Saturday, May 1.

Maeve Monaghan, chief executive of NOW Group is pictured with Angela Connan, corporate social responsibility manager, Lidl Northern Ireland.

Lidl supports JAM Cards ahead of World Autism Day

Lidl Northern Ireland, together with the NOW Group, has announced it will be the first retailer to become Just A Minute (JAM) Card-friendly across its network of stores in the island of Ireland over the coming weeks.

From left, back row, Hannah Glass and Aaron Baxter, customer advisors at SPAR Viking Lodge, Adam McIlroy, Post Office manager, and front row, Fiona McMurran and Nikole McIntyre, customer advisors at SPAR Viking Lodge, and Dawn McConnell, Hope House.

Local SPAR team raises funds for colleague

Staff members at SPAR Viking Lodge in Larne have embarked on a fundraising initiative after their colleague Nikole McIntyre was diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer in September 2020.

Victor Chestnutt, president, UFU, and Geri Martin, founder of The Chocolate Manor, Castlerock.

Local farming sector thanks NHS with chocolate gesture

Ulster Farmers’ Union has sent chocolate gifts handmade by The Chocolate Manor in Castlerock to 13 hospitals across Northern Ireland and the Ambulance Service headquarters in Belfast.

Food for Good network raises £2m for Farm Africa

Food for Good, a fundraising effort uniting global food and farming businesses, has marked its 10th anniversary by reaching a milestone £2m raised for international charity Farm Africa.

GroceryAid campaign highlights services to 6.25 million

Over 200 companies took part in GroceryAid Day on March 2, with the charity’s 2021 We’re Here campaign estimated to have reached 6.25 million people.

Hannah Harvey from EUROSPAR Moat Street in Donaghadee, Ava Wilkinson from Friends of the Cancer Centre and Megan Crawford from EUROSPAR Hardfordlink in Newtownards.

EUROSPAR initiative raises funds for cancer centre TVs

Eleven local EUROSPAR supermarkets have raised funds to help install 30 TVs in the Friends of the Cancer Centre Unit at Belfast City Hospital.

Paulo Ross, Cool FM presenter and AWARE ambassador.

Maxol raises £15,000 for charity partner AWARE

Maxol customers have raised £15,000 through the forecourt and convenience retailer’s annual Christmas Coffee Cup fundraising campaign 2020, with all proceeds going to local charity partner AWARE.

GroceryAid Day highlights support services on offer

Today (March 2) is GroceryAid Day, a celebration of the grocery sector charity, and its work to support current and former sector workers across a wide range of issues.

From left, Lucy McGonigle, Regent House Grammar School; Rhys McClenaghan, Sport for Good ambassador and Commonwealth gold medallist; and Angela Connan, corporate social responsibility manager, Lidl Northern Ireland.

Lidl NI invests £120,000 in school sports equipment

Lidl Northern Ireland has awarded 40 secondary schools £3,000 worth of vouchers each to secure essential new sports equipment as part of its Sport for Good initiative, encouraging and supporting young people to make the most of the physical and mental benefits of sport participation.

Local projects can apply for their stake in a £10,000 fund to help benefit their community.

Nominate a community group for stake in £10,000 fund

Boost Drinks, the owner of Northern Ireland’s best-selling soft drink within the local independent convenience channel* has created a £10,000 fund for groups across the province to help drive change in their communities.

Laura Scott from Its4women with Leigh Osborne from Action Cancer.

Action Cancer urges self-referral for breast screening

To mark International Women’s Day on March 8, Action Cancer - the only provider of free breast screening to women aged 40-49 and 70+ in Northern Ireland (outside of NHS screening age range) - has announced new appointments are now available.

From left, Bronagh Luke, head of corporate marketing, Henderson Group, and Jacqueline Belshaw, Marie Curie nurse.

SPAR NI boosts support of Marie Curie Great Daffodil Appeal

SPAR NI is doubling donations in support of this year’s Marie Curie Great Daffodil Appeal, with local stores now donating 20p from every bunch sold as part of the Buy A Bunch to Give A Bunch campaign.

Moy Park’s Hidden Heroes recognised at UK awards

Local company Moy Park has been recognised by the Food and Drink Federation for its community support efforts over the past year.

Moy Park staff enjoying a virtual coffee morning last year, in aid of Marie Curie.

Moy Park and Marie Curie celebrate fundraising milestone

Leading food company Moy Park has raised a total of £44,000 to support its UK charity partner Marie Curie.

Stuart Reddish, national president, NFRN.

NFRN Fund pays out £125,000 to members in need

The Federation of Independent Retailers (NFRN) has now paid out nearly £125,000 to cash-strapped members from its Covid-19 Hardship Fund.

Asda providing 170 Dell laptops to NI schools

Asda has announced it is working with Dell Technologies to provide 170 laptops to schools across Northern Ireland to help those children who are at risk of falling behind in their education because they do not have the technology to take part in online lessons during lockdown.

Colleen Milligan, area fundraising manager at AANI, launches the raffle at the AANI base in Lisburn.

Boost fundraises for Air Ambulance NI with Big Raffle

Life-saving charity Air Ambulance Northern Ireland (AANI) and partner Boost Drinks are aiming to cheer everyone this winter and raise essential funds by launching an incredible raffle worth thousands of pounds.

April 2021