Chartered Accountants Dig Deep for Kids Charity(19th January 2012)

Ulster’s Chartered Accountants have put their hands in their pockets to support the Northern Ireland Cancer Fund for Children (NICFC).

Chartered Accountants Ulster Society presented the £10,514 raised at its Charity Lunch to the NICFC’s Fundraising Manager, Joanne McCallister. The charity event also raised over £6,000 worth of toys for the Salvation Army and St. Vincent de Paul.

Michael Black, Chairman of Chartered Accountants Ulster Society said: “The Charity Lunch is always one of our most successful and enjoyable events. It’s a tremendous opportunity for the local business community to come together and help to make a difference for local kids.

“We’re delighted to have raised this amount for a local charity which is close to many people’s hearts. NICFC offers such an impressive range of practical, emotional and financial support directly to those people in Northern Ireland who are dealing with childhood cancer. I believe that in this period of economic difficulty it’s especially important that we help out where we can.”

Joanne McCallister, Fundraising Manager for NICFC said: “Every week in Northern Ireland another three families are told the devastating news their child has cancer, we offer support to these children, their siblings and parents at a time when it is most desperately needed.

“As we receive very little government support NICFC rely on the generosity of local businesses and the wider Northern Ireland community. Without donations like this from Chartered Accountants Ulster Society we could not continue to provide vital services needed for families nursing a child with cancer in Northern Ireland.”

Pictured at the cheque presentation in Belfast are Joanne McCallister of NICFC and Michael Black, Chartered Accountants Ulster Society.