Delighted to welcome Nicole Hughes from Craving Candy Portadown to the PIPS Hope and Support office recently. Nicole very kindly hosted a raffle in aid of our charity and raised a superb £1,060.00 to assist us in supporting those who need us. A huge thank you to Nicole for her thoughtfulness and kindness, likewise to everyone who donated and/or supported Nicole in anyway.
A huge THANK YOU to the team at Armagh Orthodontic Clinic for their very large donation of £1,531.717 The team raised the funds by taking on and succeeding Slieve Donard in aid of our charity. PIPS Hope and Support are indebted to the ladies for taking on and completing the challenge, raising such a fantastic amount of funds that will help so many. Thank you also to everyone who endorsed and/or supported the team in any way. Well done ladies!
Delighted to welcome Trustee, Malcolm Knox and his daughter Caoimh Knox to the PIPS Hope and Support office on Monday 14th February with a generous donation of £1,090.00. Caoimh, Malcom & Co. organised a quiz night and raffle on Thrusday past in Johnny Murphy's Slieve Gullion. The night was a great success with plenty of craic and fun had whilst raising vital awareness and funds for our charity. A massive thank you to Caoimh, Malcom and all involved fo
Well done the Year 8 girls and boys at St. John the Baptist's College, Portadown who recently undertook and completed our 'Building the Resilient Student'. 4 classes of year 8s over several days were able discuss the stresses and pressures of everyday life and in school, and developed new skills of coping strategies. Thank you for the school for the invite to deliver. We look forward to getting back to the school for more workshops.
Thank you to the committee at Markethill Festival for the invite to attend their presentation where PIPS Hope and Support received a very kind donation of £750.00. The committee over 2021 provided various community events and raised an amazing £8,000 that was distributed amongst several worthy charities. From everyone at PIPS Hope and Support, a massive thank you to the committee for their tremendous work and support of our charity. We are extremely grateful! Best
Have you lost someone to suicide? PIPS Hope and Support have organised an evening Monthly Bereavement Support Group for those bereaved by suicide in the Lurgan area. The group will meet on the first Thursday of every month, starting on Thursday 3rd March from 7:00 - 9:00 pm in Mount Zion House, Edward Street, Lurgan. The group is for bereaved people to listen and share their experiences and feelings if they wish to, a source of support, connection & information and will
Pleased to welcome Mary McMahon back to the PIPS Hope and Support office. Mary organised the annual Burren Christmas Mile and on completion raised over £1,200.00 with £620.00 donated to our charity and £600.00 to the Southern Area Hospice. Mary would like to thank everyone who took part and/or donated with a special thanks to Burren GAA for the use of the facilities. PIPS Hope and Support send our thanks and appreciation to Mary for her continued support. I
Thank you to Ciaran Maginn, Aaron Creaney & Kenny McConaghy for the invite to the WoodvilleArms Lurgan to accept a fantastic donation of £671.20 The heartwarming donation was raised from a golf competition in memory of John Watts. A huge thanks from everyone at PIPS Hope and Support to Ciaran, Aaron and all involved with a particular thanks to Kenny and the Woodville Arms for their support. Best wishes to all
The young people involved in the BCPP programme with PIPS Hope and Support, Hilltown Pharmacy and Hilltown Community Association over several weeks have been undertaking a number of different workshops. On Wednesday 2nd February, Stephanie from Dunlewey Addiction Services LTD provided a workshop on drugs/alcohol awareness bringing along beer goggles which mimic how perception can change when under the influence and a drug box which was replica of illicit drugs. Our tha
On Christmas Eve 2021, Sean, and Brian Farrell, championed by many of their family members, friends and neighbours and regardless of rainy weather conditions, raised an amazing £8,506.34 The funds will go directly towards supporting PIPS Hope and Support and the crucial crisis, self-harm, trauma and bereavement counselling and support services we provide. The total collected over the 9 years to date has now amounted to a mammoth £52,752.56 Sean and Brian, on behalf of the Farrell
Delighted to welcome Nicole Hughes from Craving Candy Portadown to the PIPS Hope and Support office recently. Nicole very kindly hosted a raffle in aid of our charity and raised a superb £1,060.00 to assist us in supporting those who need us. A huge thank you to Nicole for her thoughtfulness and kindness, likewise to everyone who donated and/or supported Nicole in anyway.
