GSK has launched its second annual GSK Ireland IMPACT Awards, designed to recognise and reward community-based charities who contribute to the improvement of people’s health and wellbeing in Ireland.
There are thousands of “unsung healthcare heroes” all over Ireland, including Cork based charities who are right at the heart of their communities and making a real difference that we never get to hear about.
This will be the second year of the GSK Ireland IMPACT awards. The program is an expansion of the global healthcare company’s IMPACT awards programme which has been running in the UK and USA for nearly 20 years.
Up to five winning charities will receive €10,000 each in unrestricted funding through the awards, while five runner-up charities will receive €2,000 each. In addition to the prize money, winning charities will also receive a video and photography package.
GSK currently employs over 1,800 people across four locations in Ireland – Dungarvan, Cork, Sligo and Dublin. The Cork operation, based in Curabinny produces the active ingredients for a range of GSK products used to treat depression, diabetes, congestive heart failure, HIV, cancer, Parkinson’s disease and arthritis.
“We want to build on the success of last year’s awards, and are encouraging more Cork based charities to enter this year.”
Claire Taaffe, Communications Director for GSK, said: “We want to build on the success of last year’s awards, and are encouraging more Cork based charities to enter this year. Healthcare charities tackle some of society’s most difficult, often overlooked challenges. GSK wants to champion these charities, so many of whom are at the heart of Irish community health and support them to continue their great work.”
Sinead Grennan, CEO of Sonas APC, one of last year’s winners commented, “Winning a GSK Impact award was fantastic recognition for us and the work that we do but it even more importantly allowed us expand this and bring our services to an even wider group of people who live with dementia and their care partners. I would encourage charities to enter: the application itself is a very useful process and you never know, you just might win.
The deadline for applications is 5pm Friday, 6th May and Cork based organisations who are interested, can apply at http://ie.gsk.com/ie/responsibility/health-for-all/gsk-ireland-impact-awards
