By Miriam Bell from CommunityNI.org
Published on 25 Feb 2005
Previous three years of LINK winners.
2001: Sixteenth LINK Awards
(L-R) Bill Tarmey from Coronation Street and Noel Brady from Sx3
Presented by Bill Tarmey (Jack Duckworth) from Coronation Street on 29 May 2002 at the Europa Hotel, Belfast in the presence of 500 guests. The Overall Winner of the night was Sx3 for supporting Action Cancer in their Action Man campaign, which raised awareness about male cancers.
The LINK judging panel were impressed by the creative partnership between Sx3 and Action Cancer which resulted in the original and daring campaign. 76% of the men who attended Action Cancer clinics did so in response to the campaign. Men are a notoriously difficult audience to reach with health messages, making the achievements of the campaign even more worthy of celebration.
Category winners:
LINK: Sx3 for Action Cancer
Large Company Award
Winner: Viridian for Princes Trust
Runner-up: First Trust Bank for Macmillan Cancer Relief
Small/Medium Company Award
Winner: Patrick and John Maginnis for Eglinton Community Development
Runner-up: JC Decaux for Simon Community
Large Company Employee Award
Winner: FG Wilson for Childline NI
Runner-up: Down Lisburn Trust for Extern
Small/Medium Company Award
Winner: Mary Deenys Bar for Marie Curie Cancer Care
Runner-up: Greer Publications for Mencap
Regional Awards
Belfast Region: Curleys for X-Ray Department RVH
Southern Region: Henry Denny for NI Chest Heart and Stroke
North East Region: Northern Bank for NE Education and Library Board
North West Region: Adria for Strabane Community Development Project
Judges Special Award: Sacred Heart Grammer for Southern Area Hospice
2000: Fifteenth LINK Awards
(L-R) Toyah Wilcox andAndy McCrea from NIE
Announced at the Europa Hotel on 30 May 2001. Four hundred guests attended the dinner, joined by Linford Christie and Toyah Wilcox who presented the awards. Seven categories were awarded, each highlighting an innovative and rewarding partnership between the private and voluntary sector.
Winners by category:
LINK: NIE for Business in the Community
Large Company Award
Winner: Tesco NI for Macmillan Cancer Relief
Runner Up: Northern Bank for Action Mental Health
Small/Medium Company Award
Winner: McLaughlin Shell Service Station for Marie Curie Cancer Centre and Foyle Day Hospice
Runner Up: Adshel NI Ltd for Mencap
Large Company Employee Award
Winner: Coca-Cola for Mencap
Runner Up: NIHE for Edgecumbe Dementia Project
Small/Medium Employee Award
Winner: SuperValu for RVH for Sick Children
Runner up: Menary's Lisburn for Action Cancer
Regional Awards
Belfast Region: George Hamilton for The Nexus Institute
Southern Region: Henry Denny and Sons for NICHAS
North East Region: CV Homefurnishing for Randalstown Arches Association
North West Region: BT plc for the Playhouse
Special Achievement Award: Nambarrie Tea Co Ltd for Action Cancer
1999: Fourteenth LINK Awards
(L-R) Eugene McGuire from NIE, Bill Roach from Coronation Street, David Gough from Concern Worldwide and Paul Clark from UTV
NIE Supply was announced as the winner of the 1999 NICVA/Camelot LINK Awards at Belfast's Europa Hotel on 23 February 2000. NIE were chosen as overall winners from 170 other businesses nominees.
Coronation Street Actor Bill Roach presented the top award to NIE for their exceptional support for Concern Worldwide's Kosovo appeal.
NIE’s contribution to Concern included:
setting up call centre services to receive donations, opening NIE depots as manned drop off points for donated clothes, providing trucks and drivers for journeys to Kosovo, financial support and planning and PR expertise.
Winners by category:
LINK: NIE for Concern Worldwide NI
Large Company Award
Winner: Irish News/Newsletter for NI Children's Hospice
Runner Up: BT NI for Business in the Community – Derry
Small/Medium Company Award
Winner: Nicholls (Fuel Oils) Ltd for Greysteel Community Enterprises
Runner Up: Fitness NI for Action Cancer
Large Company Employee Award
Winner: Fire Brigade NI for NI Hospice
Runner Up: Dunnes Stores for NSPCC
Small/Medium Employee Award
Winner: Curley's Supermarket for Marie Curie Cancer Care
Regional Awards
Belfast Region: Ulster Bank for Action Cancer BT NI for Radio Royal
Southern Region: Social Security Agency for SENSE NI
North East Region: Garvan O' Doherty Group for Mencap NI
North West Region: David Jameson for Shankill PHAB
Special Achievement Award: Nambarrie Tea Co Ltd for Action Cancer
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