As part of our on-going 25th Anniversary celebrations our team are continuing to donate £250 charitable causes of their choosing. Our corporate responsibility update looks at how the Goudsmit UK team are continuing to use their donations to make a difference. So far this year, donations have been made to:
- Carnmoney Football Development Club
- West Wellbeing
- The Kevin Bell Trust
- St. Agnes GAC
- NI Hospice
- Cancer Focus NI
- Creeslough Community Support Fund
You can read more about our earlier donations for quarter one here and also quarter two here.
Creeslough Community Support Fund
Our New Business Development Executive, Michael, used his donation toward the Creeslough Community Support Fund. The Creeslough Community Support Fund has been established by the Irish Red Cross in collaboration with An Post and Applegreen to provide rapid and long-term assistance to the Creeslough community.
All donations to this fund will be dedicated to the support of those who have been bereaved, injured, made homeless, or left without an income as a result of the tragedy.
Our sincere condolences and prayers are extended to the families who have lost loved ones and the whole community of Creeslough who have been affected.
Please donate to the Creeslough Community Support Fund here.
NI Hospice
From June to August a member of our operations team, Sinead, completed her #40to40 walk, consisting of 40 5K walks up to her 40th birthday which kicked off on the 25th of June. Goudsmit UK proudly supported Sinead on her fundraiser, with the team joining in with some of her walks and also donating £250 to the cause.
Northern Ireland Hospice has been delivering palliative care to local people across Northern Ireland for over 35 years. They provide comfort and quality of life for their patients. The charity also support the families helping relieve fear and suffering associated with loss. NI Hospice’s work is based on the values of the preciousness of life, respect, compassion, and medical ability.
Sinead raised an incredible total of £3,800 for the charity in memory of her beloved uncle, Frank. A beautiful tribute, well done Sinead!
For more information on NI Hospice, what they do and how you can get involved visit here.
Friends of the Cancer Centre
Based at the heart of the Cancer Centre at Belfast City Hospital, the charity funds lifesaving and life-changing projects that make a real and lasting difference to the lives of thousands of local people affected by cancer and in the last year alone, Friends of the Cancer Centre has put over £1.1 million back into local cancer services.
Friends of the Cancer Centre provide support in three main ways:
The charity has been long supported by Goudsmit UK, which is why Anne from our operations team used her £250 donation toward the cause. Anne’s young son, Roan, alongside his cousin completed a walk two lengths of Minerstown beach in Co. Down and raised a total of £350.00 for the charity. Members of the Goudsmit UK team were proud to support the pair on their walk. Well done boys!
For more information on the Friends of the Cancer Centre’s services visit here or get involved in a fundraiser here.
Champions of Wellbeing by TAMHI
1 in 8 Young People are affected by poor mental health (NI) and 1 in 5 adults (NI). With this Champions of Wellbeing aim to inspire a growth mindset and meaningful conversations. Champions of Wellbeing are raising funds towards mental health education and the creation of an online system to support sports coaches/youth leaders.
The charity’s aim is to create a programme that all clubs and groups they work with have access to, they are creating and delivering training that promotes mental health through sports drills. The charity started working with 2 sports clubs in Belfast and now work with 128 across Northern Ireland.
The overall vision of Champions of Wellbeing is that clubs across the UK promote mental health and emotional wellbeing. This can be achieved with training and access to an online app that contains content, allowing material to be shared and access to a mental health programme.
Ciara from our ops team kindly donated £20 to the cause. The charity raised an astounding £9,710 toward their programme.
To find out more about Champions of Wellbeing by TAMHI visit here.
Goudsmit UK
We look forward to seeing how the rest of the Goudsmit UK team use their donations to make a difference. We’ll keep you updated on how we’re giving back, sign up to our newsletter to make sure you don’t miss it.
