2008 FLAG DAY COLLECTION

The flagday collection raised a total of £2435 in 2008. Thanks to everyone who contributed to the collection and a special thanks to those who stood with the collection boxes.

The Foyle Branch gratefully acknowledges the generous donations reported below.

DUNBIA 2008 CHARITY BBQ FOR MSFOYLE

On Friday 6th June 2008 Dunbia, (formerly Dungannon Meats) based at Granville Industrial Estate Dungannon Co. Tyrone, held their annual charity BBQ at Dungannon Rugby Club. The charity event was attended by approximately eighty employees from Team Leader level to Senior Management who all enjoyed a tasty steak BBQ and then danced the night away to some old classics! All proceeds from the evening were donated to Foyle MS Society.

A cheque for £2000 was presented to Fiona Farrell from Foyle MS Society by Managing Director, Kenny Swann. A huge thank-you to organiser, Kenny Swann, and to all from Dunbia who donated so generously to Foyle MS Society.
Pictured from left to right are Alan Cooke, Kenny Swann, Sarah Bloomer, Wendy Nimmons (Dunbia) and Fiona Farrell (Foyle MS Society).

NELSON'S CHARITY DAY

Nelson's Charity Day includes a golf classic on 14 July. Pictured are Nelson & Naomi selling rafle tickets at Supervalue in Limavady. Proceeds of the Charity Day will be donated to the Foyle Branch and Macmillan Cancer

BEECHTREE BAR'S CHARITY MATCH AND SPONSORED WALK

Rhondalee Nash presents Terry with a cheque for £900, the proceeds of a charity match and a sponsored walk to Buncrana by Noel Doherty. The total raised was £1800 which was shared between the Foyle Branch & Cystic Fibrosis. Pictured with Rhondalee from the left are Joe McNelis, Noel Doherty, Shaun Palmer, Sean McLaughlin (proprieter) and Stephen Ward.

MICHAEL HENRY'S SPONSORED MARATHON

Michael Henry raised a fanatastic £3500 through his sponsored run in the 2008 London marathon. He donated £500 to the Strabane Branch & £3000 to the Foyle Branch.

Michael is a committed supporter of the MS Society in the North-West and has run sponsored events on behalf of the Society in the past.

He is seen presenting a cheque to Terry. Pictured with them is Strabane Chairman, Pat Morrison and his wife, Kathleen.

DESMONDS MOTORS SPONSORSHIP

Jonathon Ferguson, Motability Sales Executive with Desmonds Motors presents Terry with a cheque in sponsorship of the MSFoyle website.

BAN JOE'S BAR DUNGIVEN DONATE £750

Ban Joe's Bar in Dungiven presented the Foyle Branch with a cheque for £750.

Mrs. O'Neill & Nicola are pictured presenting the cheque to Terry.

JACQUELINE & MARK GAMBLE RAISE £720 FOR BRANCH

Mark Gamble presented Terry with the proceeds of a raffle organised by himself & his mother, Jacqueline, to raise funds for the Branch. A lot of the prizes were items Jacqueline knitted and together they raised £720.

HALF-MARATHON RUNNERS RAISE £500 FOR FOYLE BRANCH

Michael Henry and Paul Canning who both completed the Waterside half marathon and raised £500 for the Foyle Branch present the cheque to Terry.

LIMAVADY CENTRAL PRIMARY SCHOOL CHEQUE PRESENTED TO FOYLE BRANCH

Pupils from Limavady Central Primary School made a magnificent presentation of £570 to Foyle Branch of the MS Society. Pupils from the school are pictured with Development Officer, Terry McNamee, School Principal, Mr Wilson Manning and Mr Maurice Stewart, a member of Foyle Branch from Limavady. A huge thank you to all those involved from Foyle Branch.

HOSPITAL SATURDAY FUND CHEQUE PRESENTED TO FOYLE BRANCH

David Mace, Area Representative for the Hospital Saturday Fund (HSF) who presented Foyle Branch with a cheque for £750 towards the work of the Branch. David is pictured presenting the cheque to Terry.

PROCEEDS OF GALA BALL SHARED WITH LOCAL CHARITIES

Local business, Mortgage & Property Matters, held a gala ball as part of their 15 year celebrations and raised money for seven charities which included the MS Society Foyle Branch. Each charity received £600. Terry is pictured accepting a cheque on behalf of the Branch from proprietor, Alastair McCrea, who organised the event, and is pictured on Terry's left.

PROCEEDS OF CLAUDY EVENTS SHARED WITH MSFOYLE & FRIENDS OF SPRUCE

Sandra Robinson, the organiser, accompanied by some of the participants, presents a cheque for £3771.32 jointly to Terry & Mary Crawford of Friends of Spruce House. The proceeds of a sponsored walk from The Inn on the Cross to Claudy and a dance in the Beaufort Hotel in Claudy were shared equally between the MSFoyle Branch and the Friends of Spruce House. Thank you to Sandra and all the participants.

CLIONA, DAUGHTER JENNIFER & SISTER DAIRE PRESENT CHEQUE TO TERRY

Cliona & her daughter, Jennifer, with her sister Daire (centre) who presented Terry with a cheque for £506, the proceeds of Daire's parachute jump. You can read Cliona's story on the Members' page.

NAOMI PRESENTS PROCEEDS OF PARACHUTE JUMP TO TERRY

Naomi & her friends undertook a sponsored parachute jump in aid of the Foyle Branch on Saturday, 3rd June 2006. Despite experiencing a relapse of her MS on the day, Naomi completed the jump. Here she presents Terry with a cheque for a staggering £3181.35. See photos of Naomi's jump & her friends on the Activities/Events page. You can read Naomi's story on the Members' page.

EGLINTON CRICKET CLUB DONATION TO FOYLE BRANCH

Eglinton Cricket Club held a 'Rangers v Celtic' cricket match at their club grounds as part of their cross-community work and raised £150 which they donated to MS Society Foyle. Terry gratefully accepts the cheque from Jason Olphert, Sean Lynch and Andy McIntyre who organised the match.

ANNUAL TABLE QUIZ - WATERFOOT HOTEL - 8 pm THURSDAY, 18th May 2006 .

Demon Question-Master Maurice, aided & abetted once again by Katie & Damien provided a most enjoyable night for the large attendance and raised £500 for the Branch.

SOROPTIMISTS INTERNATIONAL OF LONDONDERRY CHEQUE PRESENTATION

Pearl Woodburn, President, and Mary McKinney, Secretary, of Soroptimists International of Londonderry present Terry with a cheque for £100 to be used by the MS Foyle Branch locally in its work supporting people affected by MS.

DANIELLE MOORE PRESENTS PARACHUTE JUMP SPONSORSHIP TO FOYLE BRANCH

Danielle Moore donated the proceeds of her sponsored parachute jump to the Foyle Branch. Danielle is pictured presenting a cheque for £660 to Development Officer, Terry. Terry was relieved that Danielle didn't insist on him collecting it half-way through the jump.

FRUIT OF THE LOOM WORKERS CHEQUE PRESENTATIONS

Moira(X) accepting a £700 cheque on behalf of the branch at the presentation of chegues by workers of Fruit of the Loom

OPEN & DIRECT FUNDING

Open & Direct Insurance presented Foyle Branch with funding for the purchase of IT equipment in the Branch Office. Beverley Nickell, Marketing Manager of Open & Direct Insurance said, "As a provider of insurance to the people in the L'Derry area for many years, we are delighted to be able to express our gratitude and help put something back into the local community. Pictured receiving the cheque from Open & Direct Insurance Team Leader, Cathy Boyd, is Terry McNamee, Development Officer of the Branch.

MUFF SCOUTS DONATE £650 TO FOYLE BRANCH

Pictured are Fiona Bryce, Steven Brown and Jake Desmond, from Muff Scouts Group who were extremely busy packing bags at Sainsbury's Meadowbank on Friday and Saturday 7th/8th October, 2005. Muff Scouts Group very kindly donated £650 from this fundraising event to the MS Society Foyle Branch. We are extremely grateful and wish all involved all the best for the future.

TAMNAHERIN PRESENTATION

From the left: Pat Kirby, Terence Moore & Pat Burke presenting a cheque for £3365, the proceeds of their magnificant efforts in organising three events in January 2004, to Declan who received it on behalf of the Branch

GREENHAW PRIMARY SCHOOL DONATION TO MS SOCIETY

Declan clearly enjoys the attention of the pupils of Greenhaw Primary School as he gratefully accepts a donation on behalf of the Foyle Branch of the Society.

MS collecting boxes are now be a permanent feature in some shops & businesses..

Please encourage friends etc to put their change in them where they see them. If you know of a shop or business that will take one please contact Terry on 02871 360831.