On Christmas Eve 2020, Sean and Brian Farrell, supported by many of their family members, friends and neighbours and despite the cold wintery day, raised an remarkable £8,538.01 The funds will go directly towards supporting PIPS Hope and Support and the vital crisis, self-harm, trauma and bereavement counselling and support services we provide. A well-established and supported annual event, the combined total collected over the 8 years has amounted to a massive £44,246.22 Sean and
PIPS Hope and Support were delighted to welcome John Madine to the offices this morning following his incredible virtual marathon which raised a massive £5,298.00 for our charity. John had originally planned to take on Belfast Marathon last year but due to COVID-19, he was unable to. Not being deterred, John kept up the training and on March 28th, John completed his 1st marathon in under 4 hours, simply incredible. John would like to thank all those supported him alon
Good luck and thank you to Jamie Fegan who for his 40th birthday has decided to mark it by raising funds for PIPS Hope and Support and Southern Area Hospice. Jamie has set himself a heavy challenge commencing midnight on Friday 7th May, he will run for 4 miles, every 4 hours for 48 hours, completing the challenge on Saturday 8th May @ 8:00 pm. PIPS Hope and Support are grateful and appreciative of Jamie’s efforts and we wish him well with his challenge and loo
PIPS Hope and Support were delighted to welcome Chloe Compton to the charities office on Thursday 8th April. Chloe was one of our Santa Skydivers in December and called to present us with the terrific donation of an incredible £1,420.00 raised in memory of her cousin, Andrew Compton. Chloe enjoyed every minute of the event and already wants to do it again. Chloe thanks everyone who donated to her target and is appreciative of everyone's support in helping her achieve
On Monday 29th March 2021, PIPS Hope and Support virtually launched a new pilot project - The WELL-Bean Cafe - a new initiative to support the mental health and wellbeing of individuals. The project, which is the first of its kind in Northern Ireland is funded by the Southern Health and Social Care Trust initially for six months. The design of the project has been supported by employing a co-design and co-production lived experience model alongside a stakeholder analysis approach. &nbs
PIPS Hope and Support were delighted to welcome Anthony & Neil Cooke of Cooke Bros Electrical Ltd and their family to the office recently. Anthony and Neil donated a wonderful €1,500.00 business donation to support the service provided by our charity. Anthony said “We, at Cooke Bros Electrical, wanted to give something back to our local community. As the pandemic enters its second year, we understand the mental and emotional challenges that people in our community face du
PIPS Hope and Support were delighted to welcome Mary McMahon from Burren to the offices recently following her fantastic donation of £800.00 to our charity. On Christmas Day, Mary held a Burren Christmas Mile at the grounds of Burren GAA (in line with guidance) to raise funds for suicide prevention and the services provided by the SAHS. On completion, donations totalled an incredible £1,600.00 which was equally split between both charities. Mary would like to
FIT4PIPS raises £16,000+ for PIPS Hope and Support & PIPS Charity Proprietor of Bubba's Project Gym & Online Bootcamp in Armagh, Bubba Ali, recently hosted a FIT4PIPS fundraiser which was a 24-hour Gym marathon to raise awareness and funds for suicide prevention & mental health. On completion, Bubba presented PIPS Hope & Support and PIPS Charity with the proceeds totaling an astounding £16,152.00 which was split 50/50 between the two charities. Speaki
This morning, PIPS Hope and Support were delighted to be invited to Armagh to meet Richard and Ryan representing Armagh Round Table. Armagh Round Table over the weekend of February 27th organised a ‘Let's walk together for our own mental health’ on the Mall in Armagh. On completion of the very successful event, Richard and Ryan presented fundraising coordinator, Padraig with a wonderful donation of £700.00 raised from all the participants over the w
On Monday 8th March, PIPS Hope and Support were delighted to receive an incredible donation from Mike Callan. Our fundraising coordinator, Padraig met with Mike and his lovely wife Sarah were Mike presented a fantastic total of £1,794.00 raised by hosting a 24-hour Live DJ Set for suicide prevention and awareness. Mike would like to thank each and every person who tuned in and donated to his fundraiser in anyway, from the money donations, to the food delivered to keep his s