Local Support For Foyle Branch
HMV Staff Members Present Cheque
Tony and Michael, HMV staff members, present a cheque for £560 to Terry from MS Society Foyle, proceeds of a quiz they held in the Bentley bar. A very well organised evening was enjoyed by all who participated and we believe that Michael's team won on the night. Thank you for the kind donation.
Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols in St. Columb's Cathedral
As reported elsewhere on this page, the Mayor, Alderman Maurice Devenney, has selected the Foyle branches of the MS Society and Parkinsons UK for his charities. All proceeds from the Festival go to the two charities.
Nelson's Charity Does It Again
The amazing Nelson McGonagle and his Charity Committee have been organising an annual charity fundraising programme in Limavady each year for the last dozen years or so. Each year Nelson selects three charities and this year he selected the Alzheimers Society, Cancer Research UK and once again, the Foyle MS Society. The total raised was an believable £30900 and this was shared between the charities. Nelson is pictured presenting each of the charities with £10300 (an additional £400 was collected after the joint presentation cheque was prepared). The Foyle MS Society Vice-Chairperson, Naomi, seated on the right with Terry, accepted the cheque on behalf of the Society. (Photograph courtesy of David Larmour Photography, Limavady).
Terri & Donna Again Run the Dublin Marathon for MS
A big thank you to Terri Kennedy & Donna McDowell who again ran the Dublin marathon for MS. They are pictured presenting a cheque for £720 to Terry.
From London to Paris with Elgin & Ollie for MSFoyle
Intrepid London colleagues of Gemma, whose Mum in Derry has MS, Elgin & Ollie, without a day's training between them, decide to cycle from London to Paris to raise money for MS. They are pictured above at the start of their adventure outside St Pancras station and at their triumphant arrival in Paris. Their target was to raise £750 and they have almost trebled that figure with a fantastic £2085. You can view all their photos and share their own account of their trip at Cycle Story
TopThe Mayor Of Derry, Alderman Maurice Devenney, has included the MS Society among his charities for 2011
Pictured at the launch of his charities are, L-R, Jack Glenn, chair of Foyle Branch of Parkinsons UK, Raymond McGinn, chair of Foyle Branch of the MS Society, Jacqueline Whoriskey, Derry City Council Marketing with the Mayor, Alderman Devenney.
NELSON McGONAGLE'S CHARITY COMMITTEE
Nelson McGonagle has organised an annual charity event for the last dozen years or so. He includes a golf event at Roe Valley Golf Club, a monster raffle and a number of ancillary events. He usually selects three charities to benefit. In recent years he has included MSFoyle as one of his charities and this year we are delighted he has again included the MS Society along with Cancer Research UK and the Alzheimer's Society
The golf event took place in July and Nelson's Charity Day Committee is pictured on the evening of 14 July 2011 after the presentation of the golf prizes. (Photograph courtesy of David Larmour Photography)
DONEGAL 200 CHARITY CYCLE FINISHES AT GUILDHALL
CLIONA'S CAKE BAKE
Cliona Evans, helped by daughter, Jennifer-Ella & son, Bobby, organised a Cake Bake at her own home & at her in-laws' farm house and collected £150 for MSFoyle.
PAT & MERVYN BROWN'S TEAPARTY FUNDRAISER
Foyle MS Society thanks to Pat and Mervyn Brown who held a tea party at their home and raised a magnificient £1,000 for Foyle Branch.
NORTH WEST REGIONAL COLLEGE STUDENTS PRESENT CHEQUE
Danni Barr, Aileen Roddy, Colleen Watson and Claire Lynn, four North West Regional College students completing a Beauty Therapy Level 3 course offered therapies to people and held a raffle and raised £419 for MS Society Foyle. Our thanks to the students and their tutor Jackie Matchett.
JOHN & MARGARET MOODY PRESENT ANNIVERSARY CHEQUE
John and Margaret Moody celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary recently and asked that family and friends donate money instead of presents to MS Society Foyle and the Red Cross. John & Margaret are pictured presenting Terry with a cheque for £750 for MS Society Foyle.
QUIZ & 80'S DISCO ORGANISED BY FRIENDS OF EIMEAR
Some of Eimear's friends held a quiz and a 80's disco at Sandino's bar on Saturday 2nd April and raised £774 on the night. A fantastic attendance helped to make this a super night and we thank Jacqueline, Margaret, Niamh and Ursula for organising it. Our thanks as well to Michele, Ronan and Jimmy (Quiz) and James (DJ).
We gratefully acknowledge a further contribution of £20 from a person unable to attend the event.
VALERIE & GEORGE CRAWFORD OF FOYLE DRY CLEANERS PRESENT CHEQUE
Valerie and George Crawford of Foyle Dry Cleaners held a charity night in the Gransha Club on Saturday 19th March and raised a total of £3,520 which was split between MS Society Foyle and Meningitis UK. There was a massive turnout on the night with poledancers and music that got everyone on the floor. Thanks to Valerie and George for hosting such a fantastic charity night.
CAROLINE CUTLIFFE PRESENTS CHEQUE TO MSFOYLE
Caroline Cutliffe presents a cheque for £1,735, half the proceeds raised at the MS charity ball in the City hotel, Friday 18th March. Committee members from Foyle Branch attended and had a fantastic night.
Our thanks to Michael Healy, Brian McFadden, Caroline Cutliffe and all at Thornhill College for their support. Thanks also to those who donated towards the raffle/auction and went along on the night.
THE PUPILS OF BALLYKELLY PRIMARY SCHOOL PRESENT CHEQUE TO MSFOYLE
Terry was very impressed by the singing at the school assembly when he visited Ballykelly Primary School to accept a cheque for £229.45. Pictured with Terry are Mrs D Nicholl, Chairperson of the Board of Governors, Mr P Farrel, Acting-Principal, and some of the pupils from P1 - P4.
DONNA & TERRI DONATE 2010 MARATHON SPONSORSHIP TO MSFOYLE
Donna McDowell and Terri Kennedy present Terry with a cheque for £711 which they raised for MSFoyle through sponsorship of their run in the Dublin Marathon in October.
TopCAROLINE YOUNG DONATES BIRTHDAY GIFTS TO MSFOYLE
Caroline celebrated her 30th on 24th September in style in Dino's New York Italian Bar & Grill. She organised a charity Gangsters & Molls
evening in aid of the Foyle Branch of the MS Society and donated the £435 raised to the branch. A big thank you to Caroline and all the Mafiosi.
KEVIN GALLAGHER RUNS HALF-MARATHON FOR MSFOYLE
Kevin is in the final year of a degree course at Magee in Multi Media Computing and Design. He is pictured presenting Terry with a cheque for £400, the proceeds of his sponsored run in the Waterside Half-Marathon.
An additional £31 has been received bringing the total to £431
LILY GAMBLE RAISES £675 FOR MSFOYLE
While Mark has been busy steeling himself for his ordeal on 28th September, his granny, Lily, has been quietly working on behalf of the society. Lily raised £90 from her knitting and £585 from a raffle in aid of Foyle branch.
Lily is pictured with a proud looking Mark. We're sure she joins the rest of us in hoping that Mark will still be able to smile after 3.30pm on the 28th.
CECILIA McCOLE PRESENTS SANDWICH CO CHEQUE
Once again the Sandwich Co organised a golf classic in aid of MS. This year the
classic was at
Greencastle Golf Club on Saturday, 19 June, and the proceeds were again divided
between MSFoyle and the
Donegal society. A total of £1800 was raised.
Cecilia is pictured presenting the cheque to Marie & Raymond McGinn.
MICHAEL HENRY RUNS 2010 LONDON MARATHON FOR MSFOYLE
Michael Henry has once again run the London marathon in support of MSFoyle. Michael has long been a great supporter of the MS Society in the North-West. This year he raised a fantastic £2500 despite the impact of the economic downturn.
Michael is pictured presenting the cheque to the Chairperson, Naomi O'Loughlin, before the AGM with, L-R, Terry, Development Officer, The Mayor, Councillor Paul Fleming, who addressed the AGM, Moira Leitch, Support Officer, Raymond McGinn, Vice-Chairperson, and Marie McGinn, Secretary, seated. (Photograph courtesy of Stephen Latimer).
VICTORIA LINE DANCERS' PRESENTATION
The Victoria Line Dancers raised a total of £2900 from a number of fundraising events throughout the year. They divided the funds between MSFoyle & the Alzheimer's Society. They presented MSFoyle with £1450 at a fantastic evening's fun in the Du Pont Club where they were joined on the floor by a number of intrepid MSFoyle members.
PRESENTATION BY NELSON MCGONAGLE
Nelson McGonagle has been organising his annual charity events for the last eleven years. In recent years he has included MSFoyle as one of his three main charities. This year he again included MSFoyle along with Rossmar Special School in Limavady and the Northern Ireland Children's Hospice.
Nelson is pictured seated on the left as he presents a cheque for £6900 to MSFoyle Chairperson, Naomi O'Loughlin, with Geoff Miller in the centre. Standing L to R are Cecil Holmes, George Walker, Priscilla Miller, MS Development Officer,Terry, Willie Scott & Dessie McCallion. (Photograph courtesy of David Larmour, Photographer, Limavady)
PRESENTATION BY ST. PATRICK'S PRIMARY SCHOOL, PENNYBURN
Staff from St. Patri"On Friday 24th September 2010, a Charity Gangsters and Molls evening was organised by Caroline Young to celebrate her 30th Birthday and raise funds for the Foyle branch of the MS Society. The event was held in Dino's New York Italian Bar and Grill,ck's Primary School, Pennyburn, organised a book sale and presented the proceeds to MSFoyle. Pictured presenting a cheque for £101 to Development Officer, Terry, are, L to R, Martin Coyle, Principal, Catherine O'Doherty & Aine McCallion.
DONEMA GIRLS BRIGADE PRESENTATION TO MSFOYLE
Lorraine Fleming, Dawn Robinson and Isobel Scott from Donemana Girls Brigade held an enrolment collection raising £150 and very kindly donated the money to MS Foyle.
BAND CONCERT FOR MSFOYLE, MARIE CURIE & PSP
William Wallace organised a band concert for three charities, MS Foyle, Marie Curie and PSP . A total of £1,200 was raised and divided among the three charities.
William is pictured presenting a cheque for £400 to Mark Gamble of the Foyle branch of the MS Society.
DONEMANA PONY DRIVE FOR MS
Gerald and Gerti O'Neill and Nicola Gardner organised a pony drive on 18th October in Donemana in aid of MS Foyle. The drive was followed by a supper, an auction and raffle in Devines bar. The craic was good and a total of £835 was raised.
Gerald, Gerti and Nicola are pictured presenting the check to Mark Gamble.
CATRIONA'S BIG BREAKFAST IN SUPPORT OF MSFOYLE
Caitriona Cunningham hosted a big breakfast on Sunday 1st November and invited friends and family. Caitriona's breakfast raised £200 on the morning for MS Foyle.
Pictured on the right is Catriona with her daughter, Criona Brown & Criona's husband, Joe as they finished preparations and got set for the arrival of their guests.
1st LIMAVADY BOWLING CLUB PRESENT CHEQUE
1st Limavady Bowling Club donated £800 to the Branch. Pictured L to R are Willie Service (Organiser), Naomi O'Loughlin (Branch Chairperson), Margaret Millar (Scorekeeper)), Millie Service (Organiser) and Rev Drew McConnell.
REDCASTLE LADY CAPTAIN'S MS OPEN GOLF DAY
Redcastle Golf Club Lady Captain, Rosie Agnew, who is a physiotherapist, organised an open golf day at the club in aid of MS. She presented MSFoyle with a cheque for €630. Rosie is pictured above presenting the cheque to Terry with winner Suzanna McGonagle centre.
THE SANDWICH CO PRESENTS CHEQUE
Cecilia McCole from The Sandwich
Co presents Terry with a cheque for £940 to be
split between MS Society Foyle and MS Ireland, Letterkenny.
The money was raised at a golf day at Foyle Golf Club and we thank
Cecilia and Phonsie McCole and everyone involved.
DRUMAHOE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION PRESENTS CHEQUE
Drumahoe Community Association donated the
proceeds of a charity tea dance to Foyle branch of the MS Society. Treasurer, Robin
Gardiner, on the left. together with Committee Members, David Burke and Jennifer Swann,
present Terry with a cheque for £525
OPEN DAY AT TREETOPS FARM, CLAUDY
Update: A further £130 has been presented, bringing the total to £3140.
LIMAVADY UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB PRESENT CHEQUE
Members of Limavady
United Football Club present Naomi with a cheque for £372.
No 1 DISTRICT CITY of LONDONDERRY GRAND ORANGE LODGE PRESENTS CHEQUE
A cheque for £750 is handed over
by the No. 1 Deputy District Master to Terry McNamee of the MS Society Foyle Branch. The money
was
raised through a 'games day' at the Apprentice Boys Memorial Hall, organised by No:1
District LOL. Included from left are Robert Hamilton, LOL 1087, Billy Stewart, LOL 433,
Noel Baird, LOL 1866 and David Ramsey, LOL 1927.
Thanks to Maurice Thompson and
the
Londonderry Sentinel, a publication of Johnston Press PLC, for permission to use the
photograph.
FOYLE AND ASHFIELD DRY CLEANERS PRESENT RESEARCH CHEQUE
George Crawford of Foyle Dry Cleaners presents a cheque for £320 to Terry. The
money was
raised jointly by Ashfield Dry Cleaners, Omagh, and Foyle Dry Cleaners Derry and is to
be used for research purposes.
BAN JOES BAR'S CHRISTMAS CHARITY EVENT - 'STARS IN THEIR EYES'
Colleen O'Neill, Proprietor of Ban Joes Bar in Dungiven, organised a charity night in aid of MS during the Christmas period. A packed house was treated to a superb evening's entertainment and a magnificant total of £2200 was raised. Terry, revealing a hitherto hidden talent, officiated as a judge. Foyle MS was presented with £1200 and £1000 was presented to RAMS (Race Against MS). Thank you to Colleen, Ciara & Cherina and all who participated or contributed.
Clockwise from top left are Colleen & her sister, Ciara, winner, Ryan Hasson, 'Girls Aloud', 'Guns & Roses', the appreciative attendance and Jonathon.
NELSON McGONAGLE PRESENTS PROCEEDS OF CHARITY DAY TO MSFOYLE
Update: Nelson has since contributed a further £200.
UEL ADAIR & FAMILY PRESENT DONATIONS IN LIEU OF 60th BiRTHDAY GIFTS
Uel Adair, wife Kathleen and granddaughter Ashton presenting Foyle with £350
contributed by family & friends as donations in lieu of gifts
at Uel's 60th birthday party.
UU SCHOOL OF NURSING STAFF PRESENT PROCEEDS OF WATERSIDE HALF MARATHON
Brian McFetridge, Andrea Shepherd and Stephanie Dunlecy presenting Foyle Branch with £700 raised when they and
colleagues from the University of Ulster School of Nursing completed the Waterside half marathon.
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, Cancer NI 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 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
FRUIT OF THE LOOM WORKERS CHEQUE PRESENTATIONS
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. 29/12/2011