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At Legal-Island, we're very aware of our corporate and social responsibility. As a result of this, last June we held a staff meeting to establish what each individual member of staff wanted to do in order to 'give something back' to the local community.

The decision was unanimous - each member of staff would endeavor to complete 2 'volunteering' days each year within the local community. Each of us have now completed at least 1 day, and we thought we'd share the results with you.

Our finance guru tells us that, through volunteering, we donate approximately £3,240 of staff time each year!

 Barry Phillips, CEO at Legal-Island, after the river clean
Volunteering Activities
Employee Name Volunteering Activity
Ainsley Hirst

2012

  1. Coaching Ballycraigy Primary School football team

2011

  1. Chocolate Memories - Assisting on one of the busiest factory days of the year
  2. Coaching Ballycraigy Primary School football team

2010

  1. Young Enterprise Northern Ireland - Company project, Parkhall College
Allison Sutherland

2012

  1. World of Owls
Arnold Majcher

2012

  1. Giants Causeway - shore clean-up

2011

  1. MS Society - Fence painting
  2. Car Boot sale – All proceeds to our Malawi charity

2010

  1. Car Boot sale – All proceeds to our Malawi charity
Barry Phillips

2012

  1. YENI - Judging school business competition

2011

  1. Railway Clean-up and Hentours
  2. Entrepreneurial talk to local school children

2010

  1. River path sweep at six mile river & Business advice to local business
Debbie Wilson

2011

  1. Young Enterprise Northern Ireland - Antrim Primary School
  2. Silver Surfers Day - helping the elderly access the internet
Donna Kirkpatrick

2012

  1. YENI - Interview skills day for school children

2011

  1. The Cedar Foundation - Helping with IT skills
  2. Ecos Centre, Ulster Wildlife Trust, Ballymena - cleaning

2010

  1. Young Enterprise Northern Ireland - Ballykeel Primary School (Our Community)
Heather

2012

  1. Saint for a Day - Donkey Sanctuary

2011

  1. Young Enterprise Northern Ireland - Ballycraigy Primary School (Our Community)
  2. Painting Antrim Counselling Centre

2010

  1. Young Enterprise Northern Ireland - Ballycraigy Primary School (Our Families)
Jacqui

2011

  1. Mount St Michaels Nursery – Ikea School Trip
  2. Mount St Michaels Nursery - A day in Cultra with the P4 class

2010

  1. Mount St Michaels Nursery – Helping out with the santa trail
James

2012

  1. Giants Causeway - shore clean-up

2011

  1. Beach Clean-up
  2. MS society - Fence Painting

2010

  1. Volunteer Now, One Good Reason - Crosskennan Lane Animal Sanctuary
Jayne

2012

  1. Time to Read - St Brigid's Primary School, Ballymena

2011

  1. Business in the Community - Time to Read Programme
  2. Painting Antrim Counselling Centre

2010

  1. Young Enterprise Northern Ireland - Ballycraigy Primary School (Ourselves)
Julie

2012

  1. Saint for a Day - Donkey Sanctuary

 

2010

  1. Drammaul Nursing Home
Kerry

2012

  1. Learn to Earn - Slemish

2011

  1. The Cedar Foundation - Helping with IT skills
  2. Ballycraigy Primary School hockey team

2010

  1. Young Enterprise Northern Ireland - Ballykeel Primary School (Our Families)
Peter Fitzpatrick

2012

  1. Coaching Ballycraigy Primary School football team

2011

  1. Coaching Ballycraigy Primary School football team
  2. Painting Antrim Counselling Centre

2010

  1. Clonlee Nursing Home
Peter Gilpin

2012

  1. Giants Causeway - shore cleanup
Phyllis

2011

  1. Re-store Charity Shop work in Antrim
  2. Antrim Counselling Centre

2010

  1. Volunteer Now, One Good Reason - Re-Store Charity Shop
Scott

2012

  1. Giants Causeway - shore clean-up

2011

  1. Business in the Community - CO3 Mentoring
  2. Young Enterprise Northern Ireland 'Learn to Earn' programme

2010

  1. Young Enterprise Northern Ireland - Cullybackey High School. Personal Finance & Developing/Selling a product
Vanessa

2012

  1. Saint for a Day - Donkey Sanctuary

2011

  1. Re:store Charity Shop
  2. Marie Curie Cancer Care - Tesco Collection

2010

  1. Massereene Nursing Home

 

Everyone really enjoyed and learnt so much from their day volunteering.

"I enjoyed giving some of my wisdom ‘back to the kids’ – seeing them learn and adapt their thinking to be more productive and creative. They have all matured into their roles, becoming more confident and professional – eventually creating and executing a great product idea and delivering some excellent sales at the trade fair." Ainsley Hirst, Marketing & Sales Manager

"I learned how things which we treat as rubbish can easily change into money which have really bigger value in places like Malawi than here." Arnold Majcher, Careman & Conference Assistant

"How much the people in nursing homes appreciate someone new/different to actually sit down and talk to." Peter Fitzpatrick, Marketing Officer

"That to help with something so small yet practical it is greatly appreciated and such a worthwhile project" Heather Stewart, ROI Conference Manager

"Real feeling of satisfaction collecting for an organisation that mean a lot to me." Vanessa Porter, Senior Administrator

If you have any ideas on who or how we can help out throughout the year please contact Heather directly at heather@legal-island.com.