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Charity News
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May 17, 2012 |  |
I’ve been throwing this term around as much as possible in 2011. The Karma economy, it’s an extension of social responsibility in business, but so much more. It is not a pandering thing, you have to really believe in it. |
May 17, 2012 |  |
 A six strong team of cyclists from Carson McDowell have recently begun a gruelling training regime to prepare them for the 2012 Co-operation Ireland Maracycle. The Maracycle is a physically demanding event that takes place over the weekend of 23rd and 24th June and will see participants setting off from Queen's University P.E. |
May 15, 2012 |  |
 Atlas Communications (NI) Ltd would like to say a big thank you to all staff that contributed and supported their 2011 Charity of the Year, the Mark Pollock Trust.
The trust was set up to support an exceptional man from Holywood, County Down who unfortunately lost his sight at the age of 22 and in 2010, was paralysed due to a devastating accident. For over a decade Mark was known as an inspiration, an adventure athlete competing in the world's harshest environments despite being completely blind. |
 Do you want to be the next Linford Christie or Sally Gunnell and become 2012 NICFC Daisy Olympics Champions?
NICFC is on the lookout for teams to don their Olympic sportswear and compete in the charity’s Mini Olypmics Challenge on Friday 22nd June at Belfast Harlequins Rugby Club, to help raise money for local children, teenagers and young people living with cancer.
Pictured preparing for NICFC's Mini Olympics are Ulster Rockettes Holly Sweeney (back) and Gillian Stewart (front)
We are looking for teams of five sporting competitors to compete in a series of individual and team Olympic-style activities, from Hurdles and Cross Bar Challenge to Tug of War and an Obstacle Course. |
April 13, 2012 |  |
 Northern Ireland football star and TinyLife Patron David Healy MBE, thanked Asidua employees for their ‘Big Impression’ with TinyLife as their efforts helped the IT services company raise £10,140.49 for their current Charity of the Year.
While their name may be tiny, TinyLife, aim to make a ‘Big Impression’ by providing much needed family support services across the province; an aim which the Belfast based data and telecoms integration specialists were delighted to support throughout the past year. |
April 04, 2012 |  |
 International development charity, Christian Aid, has awarded a three year ICT contract to Northgate Managed Services (Northgate) to upgrade and manage its PC estate. Christian Aid’s investment of over £500k in this new IT solution is set to deliver efficiencies and provide an improved and consistent service enabling the organisation to focus on its vital fundraising activities. The contract award, testament to a highly cost-effective, quality service at a predictable, flexible revenue cost, further strengthens Northgate’s position in the Third Sector. |
April 03, 2012 | |
 Employees from worldwide data integration and embedded telecoms specialists Asidua, outshone the competition once again as their team scooped the Addiction NI ‘Fastest Workplace Award’.
In treating over 2,000 people throughout Northern Ireland each year, Addiction NI’s mission is to provide professionally delivered treatment and support options to people affected by addiction in a way which promotes easy access, equality and inclusion.
To help raise awareness and essential supporting funds, the local charity organised the ‘Addiction NI 10K Run’, taking place along Belfast’s scenic Lagan Embankment on March 11th. |
March 14, 2012 |  |
 A team of four from Mformation Technologies, the leading global provider of mobile device management (MDM) technology, recently participated in the ‘Addiction NI’ 10K Race on Sunday 11th March 2012, which started on the Ormeau Embankment and through the Ormeau Park.
The race was organised by Addiction NI to raise as much money as possible to go towards providing treatment, advice and support for those with alcohol or drug problems (the demand for the treatment and advice services of Addiction NI has doubled in the last five years and fundraising events like the 10K race help to highlight the growing issue of addiction in Northern Ireland).
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March 12, 2012 |  |
 Employees from Allstate’s Belfast Office were delighted to present 2 cheques for £19,260 to the MRI Scanner Appeal and to Cancer Research UK, their designated charities in 2011.
From beard growing, badminton and football competitions, competing in the marathon to more sedate coffee mornings and contributions via the Give as You Earn scheme, Allstate’s charity committee engaged as many employees as possible to raise much needed funds.
Nigel Kearny from Helping Hand Charity to the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children said, "On behalf of all the charities involved in the Children's MRI Scanner Appeal, I would like to say a huge thank you to Allstate, the charity committee and all the staff members who got behind your fundraising efforts throughout the year.
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March 08, 2012 | |
 Eight of Northern Ireland’s leading companies have collectively raised an impressive £130,000 for The Prince’s Trust through its Million Makers Challenge to help turn around the lives of disadvantaged young people in Northern Ireland.
With initial seed funding from The Prince’s Trust, the eight finalists competed against each other to run the most profitable mini enterprise over the past six months.
Allstate, BNI, Hewlett Packard, Marks and Spencer, Northgate Managed Services, Parker Green International, Shredbank and Tughans undertook a wide range of activities including sales from a calendar featuring the Ulster Rugby Team, a white collar boxing event, sales of specially commissioned fine art and movie premieres to maximise profits to donate to the charity. |
Looking for a job in Visual Effects in Belfast? A 10-day course at University of Ulster could land you a job immediately afterwards.
Begins 19th March 2012 at University of Ulster. |
 Launching a new series of social economy Masterclasses entitled 'Social Enterprise Means Business' are series partners Jonathan McAlpin (UCIT) and Kevin Kelly (Podiem Ltd), Marie Marin (Employers For Childcare), who is speaking at the first event, and Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster. For more information and to book a place at the events visit: www.podiem. |
 Local IT & creative industry businesses are signing up for the Addiction NI 10K Run to compete against each other for the “Fastest Workplace Award”. The IT and technology sectors have signed up more than any other and there seems to be some serious competition going on!
Addiction NI, a local alcohol and drug treatment charity is daring even more local businesses to take up their 10K Corporate Challenge on March 11 2012 and join in on the friendly competition. |
September 19, 2011 | |
 Atlas Communications (NI) Ltd would like to congratulate four staff, Jenny, Tara, Pauline and Kim on each completely a tandem sky sive on Thursday 15th September in support of our company charity of the year, the Mark Pollock Trust. The trust has been set up to support an exceptional man who unfortunately lost his sight at the age of 22 and in 2010, was paralysed due to a devastating accident.
The girls jumped from 13,000 feet, with a 40 second freefall, dropping to 6,000 feet before the parachute opened. |
September 16, 2011 |  |
 Last Saturday, 10th September welcomed the country’s first ever Team Dodgeball Championships when PlayBall at the Stormont Pavilion was taken over by some very keen dodgeballers from the Northern Ireland Business Community, all in aid of charity Mencap.
Over 16 teams came together with the ICT Industry represented by teams from Allstate, NiSoft, Ignition Team and Openwave. After a great pre-game warm up and brief of the rules from members of the UK Dodgeball Association, the fun began! |
August 08, 2011 | |
 Four members of staff at Atlas Communications (NI) Ltd have organised a Tandem Sky Dive in conjunction with the Wild Geese in Garvagh to support the company’s chosen charity of 2011, the Mark Pollock Trust. The trust has been set up to support an exceptional man who unfortunately lost his sight at the age of 22 and in 2010, was paralysed due to a devastating accident.
For over a decade Mark was known as an inspiration, an adventure athlete competing in the world’s harshest environments despite being completely blind. |
 More than 150 businesswomen from across Northern Ireland attended the Women In Business’ NI Business Forum 2011 held in Belfast recently. The event, sponsored by Invest Northern Ireland, McNeill Travel and Stranmillis College, gave delegates a chance to hear from some of Northern Ireland’s top businesswomen, who spoke of their individual paths to success in business, and to participate in discussion and networking sessions.
Speakers included Aislinn Rice, sales director of global hi-tech firm Andor Technologies, Grainne Kelly, inventor of the ‘Bubblebum’ child safety seat, and Alyson Hogg, founder of beauty brand Vita Liberata. |
May 06, 2011 |  |
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April 04, 2011 |  |
We have all heard of the wonderful work that Mary Portas does in the world of retail - well she might not quite have her own TV programme yet but our very own Learning Consultant, Wendy Kay, is the volunteer responsible for managing a charity shop in Spain. And it’s not just your usual charity shop. We asked Wendy to share her top 10 tips for managing a charity retail emporium. |
March 30, 2011 |  |
Outsource staff donate to charity. |
February 24, 2011 | |
Hear Learning Pool's Director Paul McElvaney BBC Radio Ulster interview about the launch of My Learning Pool and how it fits into the Big Society agenda in the UK and the focus on charity and voluntary groups doing more. |
January 25, 2011 |  |
Local charity, Aware Defeat Depression, is holding a fundraising night in popular Belfast venue, CitiGolf on Thursday 3rd February.
The fundraiser will give you and your pals the opportunity to play virtual golf on some of the worlds’ most exclusive golf courses! If golf isn’t your thing, you could challenge your friends in a ‘Winter [... |
October 20, 2010 |  |
Two brave runners, Patrick McAliskey from Lurgan and James Montgomery from Bangor, will be taking on an incredible challenge this autumn by running two marathons within the space of two weeks across two continents, all in aid of national charity Bowel Cancer UK. Patrick and James, who work at IT company Novosco in Belfast, will first take part [...]
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May 25, 2010 |  |
Belfast, 25 May 2010 – Andor Technology have made a generous donation of £4173.37 to their charity of the year, the NSPCC. A cheque was presented to NSPCC representative Ellen Hillen on Thursday 20 May. |
May 19, 2010 | |
The NSPCC has awarded a five year ICT contract to Newtownabbey based Northgate Managed Services (Northgate) for the provision of an ICT managed service. Northgate will be responsible for designing, implementing and managing a state of the art, resilient IT infrastructure supporting more than 2000 users in 130 locations across the UK, improving the quality of service to NSPCC staff and reducing costs. 25 new jobs will be created at Northgate as a direct result of the NSPCC contract. |
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