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Home arrow News arrow UnLtd’s £15,000 Award Competition for Social Innovators Opens February 2010
UnLtd’s £15,000 Award Competition for Social Innovators Opens February 2010 Print E-mail
It’s here again, don’t miss your chance to enter into our £15,000 awards competition.  Previous award winners include:·        

* Ann McIlroy founder and Director of the Greenlight Gateway, Ballycastle
* Lynn Farr and Tanya Orr, founders and Directors of Restore Counselling, Belfast
* Michelle Gallen, founder and Director of Talk Irish, Belfast
* Marie Marin founder and Director of Employers for Childcare, Lisburn
* Stuart Bailie, founder and Chief Executive of Oh Yeah, Belfast
* Margaret Lee, founder and Chief Executive of Cresco Trust, Londonderry
* Maura Fryers, founder of New Hill First Steps Daycare, Belfast
* Joe Hyland, founder and Director of Outreach NI, Belfast
* Paddy Glasgow, founder and Director of Glasgowbury Music Festival, Draperstown
* Mandy Logan, founder and Director of Patchwork, Coleraine
* Noreen Kettyles, founder and Director of Me UnLtd, Fermanagh

Ciara Brennan UnLtd Development Manager comments "We are looking or inspirational and passionate individuals who are the founder or key driving force behind their projects / organisations. In particular, individuals who have the ideas and vision to take their projects to the next stage with guidance from UnLtd and £15,000 for their living expenses.

These awards are unique and intended for people who have a track record of making things happen paired with innovative and entrepreneurial solutions to some of the biggest challenges facing communities". If you know someone who has plans scale up or replicate their existing project / social enterprise and could benefit from £15,000 in living expenses plus a tailored package of support tell them about the UnLtd Level 2 competition. Expressions of interest will be taken form the UnLtd website www.unltd.org.uk from 26 February 2010 at 9.30am. Full criteria, processes and dates can also be found at the website. Potential applicants can discuss their ideas with Development Managers Ciara Brennan or Geraldine Wilkins on 02890 244007