Clarendon Executive - 2010 Partner

  We are delighted to announce a Charity of the Year partnership with Clarendon Executive, a Belfast based consultancy that specialises in Executive Search, Interim Management and sourcing Non-Executive Directors. The partnership we hope will create many opportunities for us not just in terms of fundraising but also to raise awareness and understanding of MS and our work here in Northern Ireland.

Claire McKee (Partner) from Clarendon said “We are delighted to have MS Society as our charity of the year and we look forward to working together for the benefit of people affected by MS here in Northern Ireland”.
Keen to get on with the fundraising Colm Sharkey, Marketing Consultant at Clarendon, has already embarked on a major fundraising drive – or cycle! Colm has managed to convince 2 friends, Mark McVeigh and Ciaran Murray, to join him on our Cuban Revolution Cycle Challenge - a 10 day cycle challenge around the island. The trio set off in November and have set themselves an ambitious £10,000 fundraising target. Good luck guys and thanks to everyone at Clarendon Executive for your support – we look forward to working with you!
 

Queens University RAG - 2010

  We are also delighted to have been chosen as one of QUB Rag charities for 2010. The RAG Committee work hard throughout the year on behalf of many charities – this year we will be 1 of 4 charities the committee will be raising funds for. As well as organising their own RAHG events the committee will do their very best to encourage students to help with our events – including our Belfast Street Collection on 27 April. We look forward to working with everyone at QUB RAG and we thank them for their support.
 

Ulster Bank Graduate Scheme

  The MS Society, Northern Ireland has been selected as one of two charities to benefit from the Ulster Bank Graduate Programme, 'Challenge 500' project.

The Ulster Bank Graduate Programme is a scheme designed to give new graduates the opportunity to develop a diverse range of skills and leadership qualities across various divisions of the Ulster Bank including operations, risk, retail and corporate markets.  The graduate programme represents Ulster Bank's commitment to recruiting the best people and developing them into future leaders, managers and professional staff.  They offer a progressive and fast paced environment delivering excellence for their customers and a performance culture that recognises and rewards acheivers.

Challenge 500

Challenge 500 forms part of the graduate's development, within their first year, whereby they are challenged with raising £500 each for a charity of their choice.  This challenge allows the graduates to learn the art of networking to attain a common goal.

The MS Society is delighted to be a charity partner and we look forward to working with the graduates.

JustGiving

The Ulsterbank Graduates have set up a JustGiving page to gather sponsorship and donations.  If you would like to support them please follow the link below.

Ulsterbank JustGiving

 

BP McKeefry's

  The MS Society Northern Ireland is delighted to announce a partnership with BP McKeefry's.  The company, based at Swatragh, has chosen to support the MS Society as its Charity of the Year for 2009.

BP McKeefry's has over thirty years experience in the transport and handling of a wide range of bulk liquid and powder products.  With a modern fleet of over 150 road tankers and tank containers operating throughout the U.K., Ireland and Europe, BP McKeefry's offer services to a wide range of industries including; foodstufs, milk, industrial products, chemicals and hazardous waste, powder (industrial and foodstuffs), sludge (vacuum tanks) and waste and MDR (ejector trailers).  The company has depots across the UK.

At the launch of the partnership Tom Mallon, Fundraising Manager for the MS Society, Northern Ireland said: "This is a major opportunity for the MS Society.  The partnership will enable us to raise awareness and understanding of MS and also vital funds - funds that will be used to provide services and support for people living with MS."

"We will be working closely with the company to organise a number of events and also supporting their staff with any events that they choose to organise on our behalf.  We are absolutely delighted to be teaming up with BP McKeefry's and hopefully the sucess of this partnership will encourage other companies to come on board in the future."

On behalf of BP McKeefry's, Dympna Kearney said "We recognise that multiple sclerosis is a devastating condition and we want to play our part in helping the MS Society provide vital services and support for people living with MS.  We are really looking forward to working alonside Tom and the team at the MS Society Northern Ireland."