Chinese Community Thanks The NHS
In an amazing piece of fundraising Chinese Communities in Northern Ireland were able to present almost £17,000 as a Thank You to the NHS. The donation which went entirely and directly to the NHS will see them receive support and much needed PPE at this time.
The range of organisations and individuals who rallied to the call from CWA to support our front line health care workers was amazing and a special thanks goes to those members of staff and volunteers who organised and made it possible. The generosity and community spirit of all who gave must be recognised and will go a long way to helping those who are risking so much to look after us all.
In order to add our support to the wonderful NHS, the Chinese Communities of Northern Ireland (including Chinese Chamber of Commerce NI, Chinese Language School NI, Oi Kwan Woman’s Group and a lot of caring people from all walks of life) were able to raise over £16,940.
This kind donation will directly support BHSCT staff and volunteers caring for COVID-19 patients and it is a BIG thank-you for their hard work during this difficult time.
We also would like to pay tribute to the doctors and nurses who work on the front line and hope they remain safe and healthy.
为了更好地支持NHS抵抗新冠肺炎疫情，近期北爱尔兰华人社区（包括北爱尔兰华商会、中文学校、爱群妇女会以及其他各界爱心人士）进行募捐，目前筹款金额超过£16,940。
这笔捐款的支票已经寄给BHSCT, 并将直接用于支持BHSCT的工作人员和志愿者照料COVID-19患者，在此困难时期，非常感谢他们的辛勤付出。
同时，我们还要向在一线工作的医生和护士表示敬意，并希望他们保持安全和健康。
See the thank you video from the Lord Mayor of Belfast in the following link. 贝尔法斯特市长通过视频对此次筹款表示感谢，视频链接如下。
Thank you from the Lord Mayor of Belfast.mp4
Community Heritage Project Wins Funding
The Chinese Welfare Association NI have received a grant of £10,000 from the Community Heritage Fund for local heritage project entitled Strong as an Ox.
We are delighted to be one of
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29 community heritage projects from across Northern Ireland have been awarded grants totalling £241,900
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The Community Heritage Fund is being distributed by The National Lottery Heritage Fund on behalf of the Department for Communities
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The fund is part of the £29million Executive allocation to support the arts, culture, heritage and language sectors in Northern Ireland.
We have been awarded £10,000 through the Community Heritage Fund, to help develop and protect heritage through these difficult times.
The Community Heritage Fund, which The National Lottery Heritage Fund is delivering on behalf of the Department for Communities, will help people in Northern Ireland to connect with their local heritage.
Competition was high and we are grateful to be one of only 29 projects from across Northern Ireland, to have been awarded a share of just under a quarter of a million pounds. This money was earmarked to help people t strengthen connections with the heritage in their community.
It has been a difficult year and like all community and voluntary sector organisations we have felt it acutely. One one hand we see finding and services disrupted and our Centre forced to close, yet we have never been more busy as people really struggle through lockdown.
Therefore it was with some courage and a lot of vision that our Board decided to invest time and effort in breaking new ground. Investing in heritage, in essence investing in the past seems counter-intuitive at a time when we are struggling to secure our future but we believed it was the right thing to do.
We are delighted and thankful that the the Department for Communities and The National Lottery Heritage Fund shared our vision and accepted the logic of the case we presented and provided this funding.
Thanks to this grant, we can reach out to new audiences in our community and help them to better understand the heritage on our doorstep.
It will also help us plan for the future embedding heritage into our work generally and enabling us to take a more strategic sustainable approach.
Finally it will enable us to harness new technology and techniques to bring the past to life and to reconnect our community with their rich heritage.
The Community Heritage Fund is part of the £29 million Executive allocation that was made to the Department for Communities to support the arts, culture, heritage and language sectors which have been severely impacted by COVID-19. This is the latest package of support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to support the heritage sector across the UK throughout the COVID-19 crisis. Last year, the organisation committed over £600million of National Lottery and Government funding to more than 1,500 heritage organisations, along with expertise and advice
Paul Mullan, The National Lottery Heritage Fund, said:
“Our local places have become more important than ever throughout this pandemic, and through this fund, we hope to encourage people to get to know their local heritage that bit better.
“We’re grateful to the Department for Communities for providing the funding and we’re delighted to fund a diverse range of projects which will make a huge impact on many communities across Northern Ireland.”
To find out more about The National Lottery Heritage Fund, go to: www.heritagefund.org.uk
