PROGRESSIVE IN THE COMMUNITY
COMMUNITY AWARDS SCHEME
A Community Awards Scheme Panel, working independently of the Society, meet twice yearly to assess applications and allocate awards ranging from £200 to £2,000.
Applications for Community Awards must be made using the Society's Application Form, which must bear the nomination of a current Member of the Society. Applications submitted without the nomination of a current Member will be returned.
Applications will only be accepted from non-profit organisations working for the benefit of communities within Northern Ireland.
The Rules of the Scheme can be found on the reverse of the Application Form, available from any branch of the Society. Please feel free to download a copy of the form available from the download section of this site.
PAST RECIPIENTS
Over the past few years we have granted many awards to various community groups and charities. These include:
Action Cancer, Age Concern NI, Armagh Athletic Club, Aware Defeat Depression, Ballymena Area Childrens Contact Centre, Belfast Chime Handbell Choir Trust, Camphill Village Community, Childline, Disability Action, CRUSE, Dunclug Nursery School, Enniskillen Riding School for the Disabled, Fleming Fulton Phab and many more.
At the last meeting of the Panel, seven awards were granted to:
Carryduff GAC, Crumlin Star Football Club, Eglinton Community Hall, Fountain Centre Bangor, Heartbeat NI, NCH Northern Ireland (Childrens Charity) and NI Leukaemia Research Fund.
FURTHER INFORMATION / OBTAINING AN APPLICATION FORM
If you have any queries please contact any of our branch offices or Christine Hamill on 02890821827 or you can download a PDF copy of the Community Awards application form by visiting our download section of the website.
RECENT AWARDS
Below are a selection of awards that have recently been awarded by the Society. You can view a larger version of the picture by clicking on the image.
Armagh Athletic Club
Pictured getting in some practice for the Armagh Road Race that will be assisted by a Progressive Community Award is (third from right) Progressive's Tommy O'Neill with Armagh Athletic Club representatives (from left) Stephen Kerr, Luke O'Neill, Dermot Kerr, Danielle Fegan and Shane Kerr
ASSISI Animal Sanctuary
A Community Award helped ASSISI Animal Sanctuary meet increasing costs that escalate in the new year period when unwanted 'Christmas Presents' are often brought into them. Pictured depicting the problem is Tara Smith, Animal Welfare Assistant, holding 8-week-old pup Cher, and Progressive's Ian Nelson, with 8-year-old Ned. Ian got his own dog, Rory, from ASSISI in Autumn 2007
Aware Defeat Depression
Pictured with a booklet entitled "Depression in Later Life", which will be updated and reprinted thanks to a Community Award, is Noel Murray, Progressive Building Society, and Margaret Wedlock, Aware Defeat Depression.
Ballymena Area Children's Contact Service
Pictured at the presentation of a Community Award that has helped Ballymena Area Children's Contact Service expand its services to Antrim, by equipping the coordinator with IT equipment, is (left) William Burgess, Progressive Building Society, with the group's Christine Bell, Ballymena Coordinator, and Richard Marshall, Vice Chair of the Management Committee.
The Fishermen's Mission
Representatives of The Fishermen's Mission, Patricia Slater, Volunteer, and Alex Slater, Senior Superintendent are pictured receiving a 'life line' Community Award from (left) Trevor James, Area Manager, Progressive. The Award contribute to their "Action for Disaster" Fund that helps families in times of tragedy at sea.
