Hospice Accumulator Challenge success

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: Columba O'Hare; Category: News; Published: 09 February 2016

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Eleven businesses signed up to the Southern Area Hospice's first ever Accumulator Challenge towards the end of 2015 with each of them having to raise as much as possible from £50,

Sarah McGirr and her colleagues at PwC in Dungannon provided the initial £50 for all the entrants.

Milestone Rathfriland took second place in the 2015 Hospice Accumulator Challenge and Ann McEvoy, Milestone, second from left, is pictured receiving the award at a function in the Southern Area Hospice. Included from left are Majella Gollogly, Fundraising Manager, Southern Area Hospice; Eleanor McKernan, PWC, Sponsors and Ann Cooney, Chief Executive, Southern Area Hospice. Photograph: Columba O'Hare

The businesses who participated attended a presentation ceremony in the Hospice last week where Majella Gollogly Fundraising Manager at the Hospice thanked all those who participated.

The overall total raised was £10,750, with Greiner Packaging being the outright winner having raised £4,000. In second place was the Milestone, Rathfriland and in third, Halifax Newry and Lurgan.

Prizewinners at the 2015 Hospice Accumulator Challenge pictured with Eleanor McKernan, PWC and Ann Cooney, Chief Executive, Southern Area Hospice. Photograph: Columba O'Hare — Prizewinners at the 2015 Hospice Accumulator Challenge pictured with Eleanor McKernan, PWC and Ann Cooney, Chief Executive, Southern Area Hospice. Greener Packaging, Dungannon took the overall win and Stephen Burns and Ruth Spence were on hand to pick up the award Photograph: Columba O'Hare

Lots of innovative ideas were put into action – students at Wade Training cooked Christmas Dinner for staff and friends; Younique raffled a beautiful hamper, flag days took place, cake sales, raffles and dessert days at work.

The other eight businesses that took part were: Wade Training, Murdocks Builders Merchants Dungannon, Bank of Ireland, Younique, Amey, CMM Mobile Massage therapies, Sodexho/Saica and David Jameson roofing contractors.

To take part in this year’s challenge which runs from 1 September 2016 to 30 November 2016, contact Fiona Stephens on 028 3025 1333 or email: stephensf@southernareahospices.org