Greenlight means go for Triangle Housing Association

As an active member of Business in the Community, employee volunteering is just one of the many activities that Triangle undertake as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility strategy.es programme, A team of 12 volunteers from across the organisation undertook a range of tasks from erecting poly tunnels for the new planting season to preparing and planting flowers and vegetables.

The Greenlight Gateway Centre in Ballycastle is a unique social economy that supports people with disabilities and provides the opportunity to work on purposeful projects.

Ann McIlroy from the Greenlight Gateway Centre explains her delight: "Last year a team from Triangle transformed our premises. We were so excited to hear from Business in the Community that they wanted to come back again.

"This time round the results are just as good. Having a team of dedicated, professional people with a passion to make a difference in their local community. It's definitely true 'one willing worker is worth ten pressed men.' The users of our centre will benefit immensely from the work completed today."

Alan Crilly, Triangle Housing Association and team leader for the day said: "Corporate Social Responsibility has become high on our agenda over this past year. We have re-evaluated our company values and made a determined effort to become not just a good business, but a great one.

"We believe our team benefited so much for the employer supported volunteering challenge at Greenlight last year and we knew there was much still to be done. We didn't want our help to be a one-hit wonder but wanted to demonstrate on ongoing commitment to this worthy community project.

"The tasks completed have made a visible and practical difference to this Centre and our team is proud of the work and of each other."

"Business in the Community is delighted to have fostered the relationship between Triangle Housing and the Greenlight Gateway Centre," said Hilary Dickson, Programme Manager for Business in the Community's: "This relationship gets to the heart of what our organisation does, bringing local businesses into the hearts of local community and voluntary groups.

As one of our more engaged members of Business in the Community Triangle Housing Association clearly demonstrate their commitment to the wider community and the business benefits of team building through activities such as this"

To find out more on employee volunteering, please contact Hilary Dickson at [email protected] or on (028) 9046 0606.

For more information on Business in the Community, visit www.bitcni.org.uk