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Pinnacle supporting the

N.I Children’s Hospice

We’re delighted to let you know that We will be supporting NI Children’s Hospice senior
we have pledged our support to the staff nurse Ciara Barry, a Queen’s University graduate
who joined the charity in 2013.
Northern Ireland Children’s Hospice by
signing up to the charity’s Time to Car’ Ciara, who boasts an Art and design degree as well
initiative, which supports the salaries of as her Paediatric Nursing degree, said:
hospice nurses. “Working as part of a care team, we provide
individualised nursing care and support to children
Time to Care, partnered by local companies, allow and young people with life limiting conditions. It is
the corporate sector to directly fund nursing salaries, a privilege to walk alongside these children and
enabling Northern Ireland Children’s Hospice to families in their journey and provide them with the
continue to provide the highest quality palliative opportunity to make precious memories and spend
care to babies, children and young people. quality time together as a family.

Marcus Cooper, Head of Fundraising at Northern “To receive support like this from Pinnacle is great for
Ireland Children’s Hospice said both me and Northern Ireland Children’s Hospice
– it provides comfort for us and our children
“Our nurses provide high quality care in a safe because we depend heavily on the goodwill of the
place for families and so everything to make sure corporate sector and the community.”
each child has the best quality of life possible while
they are with us. Ken Montgomery, Chairman of Pinnacle, said

We know that companies take their social “As a successful local company, we at Pinnacle
responsibility seriously. Time to Care is unique feel it is important to put something back into the
and will help to provide real engagement for community and have a proactive strategy to do
companies, their staff and customers locally. this. To this end we are delighted to be involved with
Northern Ireland Children’s Hospice and the great
Crucially, it also gives us a unique and innovative work it does. The dedication and commitment of
way to continue reaching out for support to help us the staff is truly inspirational.”
plan the future of Children’s Hospice care.’

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