We have gathered together these heart-warming pictures to celebrate a special year of giving and to say ‘thank you’ to everyone who organised, supported and contributed to these charity fundraising events.
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9. Counting up a grand sum
Chartered accountants from across Northern Ireland gave out thousands of pounds worth of presents in the run-up to Christmas and provided a boost to local charities by presenting hundreds of toys to the Salvation Army and St. Vincent de Paul Family Appeal. The Chartered Accountants Ulster Society also raised a total of £15,000 for Northern Ireland Chest Heart and Stroke at their Christmas event running in partnership with Ulster Bank, held at the Europa Hotel in Belfast, and attended by more than 500 chartered accountants. Pictured at the charity lunch are Emma Murray, Chartered Accountants Ulster Society; Gareth McGleenon, Northern Ireland Chest Heart and Stroke; Zara Duffy, Chartered Accountants Ireland; and Richard Lusty of event sponsors Ulster Bank. Photo: contributed
10. All smiles
The staff of Carleton Dental Practice in Portadown presenting PIPS Hope and Support’s Aaron Spiers with a generous donation £360.15 following their Christmas Jumper Day hosted in aid of the suicide prevention and mental wellbeing charity. The practice team send their thanks and appreciation to all their clients for their generous donations. PIPS Hope and Support have thanked the team at CDP for their kindness and support, which the charity's crisis service relies heavily upon and to all those who supported the practice with their donations. Photo: contribution
11. Pupils put others first
Pupils and staff at Drumgor Primary School in Craigavon with some of their 59 Christmas hampers, which each class helped to make up. The boxes were distributed to those in need across the community, through local churches and charities. Pictured with Primary 4 pupils are Mrs L Jenkins, principal Mrs E McKeown and Mrs M Sands Photo: contributed
12. Livestock producers dig deep for worthy cause
Tyrone-based Clogher Valley Livestock Producers have been busy raising funds for a local charity which has led to them donating a staggering £16,055 to Northern Ireland Chest Heart & Stroke (NICHS). Robert Simpson, manager at Clogher Valley Livestock Producers, said: “For the past three years we have held a Christmas charity show. Northern Ireland Chest Heart & Stroke was chosen as the beneficiary of our 2022 event due to the fact one of Clogher Valley Livestock Producers directors has been affected by a heart related illness. To raise funds for the charity we held a raffle during the show, with the prize being a heifer donated by Clogher Valley Livestock Producers. We also held an auction which featured some great prizes kindly donated by local businesses. In November we also hosted a Ladies Night to help raise funds and this was a great success with many people coming out to support the event. We are delighted to have raised £16,055 for NICHS to help support them with their work of raising awareness of, and trying to prevent, chest, heart and stroke illnesses in Northern Ireland. We have been overwhelmed by the generosity of our customers and the local community and want to thank everyone for their support and donations.” Pictured from left are Valerie Saunders, NICHS Community Fundraising Co-ordinator; Lynda Domer, Office Administrator; Robert Simpson, Manager, and Edwin Boyd, Director, at Clogher Valley Livestock Producers, and Gareth McGleenon, NICHS Deputy Chief Executive. Photo: contributed