Charities for 2009

We are delighted to give a direct contribution of 20p from every card purchased to the group of Northern Ireland charities below.

Northern Ireland Hospice is your local charity providing hospice care at the heart of your community. We care for adults, children and young people with life limiting and life threatening illnesses both in hospice and in their own homes. We look after every patient’s nursing, medical, social, spiritual and emotional needs with support for the family continuing into bereavement. Our services are available 24 hours a day, every day of the year and there is no charge. Your support is important to us as we rely heavily on donations to fund our services. Charity Reg No. XN 45696

Formerly known as NIMBA (Northern Ireland Mother and Baby Action), TinyLife is commited to funding medical research into the causes of premature birth, stillbirth and miscarriage and providing information to professionals and parents-to-be to ensure that every pregnancy has the best chance of a healthy outcome and a healthy baby.Charity Reg No. XN 75792

The Ulster Cancer Foundation is Northern Ireland’s first and leading local cancer charity committed to tackling cancer by supporting cancer research, providing services for cancer patients and their families and by educating people on how they can reduce their risk of the disease. All funds raised for the Ulster Cancer Foundation are spent locally to help and support the 10,000 people who are newly diagnosed with cancer every year in Northern Ireland. Charity Reg No. XN 48265

Mencap in Northern Ireland is the voice of learning disability. Everything we do is about valuing and supporting children, young people and adults with a learning disability and their families and carers. Many people with a learning disability don’t get the support they need from government because other people and institutions don’t try to understand their wants, needs and abilities. Too often, people with a learning disability are ignored. That’s why Mencap is here and that’s why we need your support. Charity Reg No. 222377

Northern Ireland Chest Heart & Stoke aims to improve the quality of life of the people of Northern Ireland by preventing and alleviating chest, heart and stroke illnesses. Our vision of the future is one where the incidence of chest, heart and stroke illnesses has been substantially reduced and those who are affected receive high quality services to meet their needs. Charity Reg No. XN 47338