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19/11/2001
Turn your cash into Christmas baubles and save lives
Concern are launching a Christmas appeal with a difference this year as they want you to buy decorations for their festive tree.
Companies can pay anything from £50 to £250 to have their logo put on a £50 bauble, a £100 bell or a £250 star for the tree to be displayed at Belfast City Airport over the Christmas period.
Concern’s corporate fundraising manager, Jackie Trainor, said; “This is a great opportunity for Northern Ireland companies to help save lives in Afghanistan. The tree will initially go on display at Belfast Castle where we are holding a charity ball on November 29th but after that it will be erected at Belfast City Airport and will remain there over the festive period.
“This is a very exciting venture because we know that if we hit our target of £50,000 from the ball and the tree appeal then we can feed 6,000 people through the winter. That is something worth doing and we know the generous Northern Ireland business community can make this happen.”
The Concern Afghanistan Appeal has already raised over £2.5 million and the charity’s head of operations in Northern Ireland, David Gough, is in the country helping refugees at two camps each holding 25,000 people.
“This is an important appeal and providing food and shelter at this time is crucial as winter is setting in,” added Ms Trainor. “The charity ball and tree initiative will go a long way to saving lives.” (CC)
Companies can pay anything from £50 to £250 to have their logo put on a £50 bauble, a £100 bell or a £250 star for the tree to be displayed at Belfast City Airport over the Christmas period.
Concern’s corporate fundraising manager, Jackie Trainor, said; “This is a great opportunity for Northern Ireland companies to help save lives in Afghanistan. The tree will initially go on display at Belfast Castle where we are holding a charity ball on November 29th but after that it will be erected at Belfast City Airport and will remain there over the festive period.
“This is a very exciting venture because we know that if we hit our target of £50,000 from the ball and the tree appeal then we can feed 6,000 people through the winter. That is something worth doing and we know the generous Northern Ireland business community can make this happen.”
The Concern Afghanistan Appeal has already raised over £2.5 million and the charity’s head of operations in Northern Ireland, David Gough, is in the country helping refugees at two camps each holding 25,000 people.
“This is an important appeal and providing food and shelter at this time is crucial as winter is setting in,” added Ms Trainor. “The charity ball and tree initiative will go a long way to saving lives.” (CC)
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