Good acts rewarded at Ulster’s ‘Charity Oscars’ night
Published: September 24, 2004
Businesses and community groups in the North were rewarded for their good works last night at a “Charity Oscars” ceremony.
The Northern Ireland Council for Civil Action (NICVA) Links Awards have established themselves over the past 18 years as the longest-running and most successful awards in the North.
The top prize, announced in Belfast last night, went to Childline Northern Ireland and First Trust Bank for their partnership in raising money for an extra phone line for children who have suffered abuse.
Their original fundraising target was £52,000 but the final figure raised was more than double that. The two lines the partnership created meant that 2,000 extra children in the North could receive counselling and support.
In the small charity category, Coca Cola (Ulster) came out on top for organising a football tournament involving 80 celebrities last March. Northern Bank picked up the top award in the medium charity section for its Money Talk programme which promotes financial literacy in schools.
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