£3,000 giveaway in your town
Due to the success of last year’s ‘firmus energy 3K giveaway’, the natural gas
company has decided to once again offer charity, church and community groups
in nine towns across Northern Ireland the chance to receive an early Christmas
present and apply for a share of a £3000 giveaway.
firmus energy, the company supplying 12 major towns and cities across
Northern Ireland has decided to ‘gift’ organisations in the area with monetary
contributions towards items and services to benefit the entire group.
Mark Prentice, general manager for firmus energy explains: “We were
delighted with the response to this initiative which we ran for the first time
last year. More than 230 groups applied for a share of the money and, with
many organisations asking for less than £100, we were able to help 172
different groups across the areas in which we operate. We recognise that
charities and community groups often operate on a small budget and tend to
only have enough to buy things that they really need and nothing for things
they would really like. Many groups wrote to us and said what a difference
small items like new soft cushions for chairs can make, but that things like
this can be beyond their financial reach.
“Although we do everything we can to minimise disruption while putting
in our natural gas network, there will always be some disturbance. Through
this donation, we aim to give something back to the communities in which we
operate.
“Each town’s £3000 donation is to be divided amongst charity, church and
community groups and is open to all non-funded organisations. It does not
matter how small your request is, but the maximum a group can request is
£1000. So whether you require money to purchase a kettle for your group to
make tea or coffee for members, or funds to buy equipment; this offer is open
to you.
“If you are interested in a donation on behalf of your group, simply
write to
firmus energy Giveaway
*Antrim/Ballymena/Ballymoney/Banbridge/Craigavon
& Portadown/ Coleraine/Limavady/Newry (*use only the name of the town you are
applying for)
c/o DCP
Bamford House
91-93 Saintfield Road
Belfast
BT8 7HN
Please give brief details of the following; name and type of
organisation (e.g. charity, church group), what funds you require and how you
plan to spend the money, the number of members in your group, the age range of
your members, where your group is based and anything else you feel may be
relevant. It is vital that you include a section which gives details of the
name of the council in which the group is located and a contact name, address
and telephone number. Closing date for submissions is Friday 17 October 2008.
“A selection panel including a representative from firmus energy,
the local council and the local newspapers will review all applications and
will let you know our decision. Good luck and we look forward to hearing from
you!”
firmus energy is already bringing the cost and environmental benefits of
natural gas to customers in Ballymena, Derry, Limavady, Coleraine, Ballymoney,
Antrim, Craigavon, Lurgan, Banbridge and Newry and is currently connecting
customers in Armagh and Portadown.
Customers interested in learning more about natural gas can access
information on www.firmusenergy.co.uk or alternatively call the care-line on
08456 08 00 88.
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For further information, please contact Suzie Fisher of Davidson
Cockcroft Ltd on 028 9040 2296 or 07802 297240
