# Danske Bank raises £400,000 for N Ireland charity

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2013/08/27/danske-bank-raises-pound400000-n-ireland-charity/
- Published: 2013-08-27T08:50:02+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Danske Bank in Northern Ireland has raised nearly £400,000 over two and a half years
for a local cancer charity.

Danske selected [Cancer Focus NI](http://www.cancerfocusni.org), formerly the Ulster
Cancer Foundation, from a number of charities. It then extended the partnership 
to three years. The original target was to raise £100,000 per year for the charity.

Tony Wilcox, Managing Director of Personal Banking at Danske Bank, who took part
in two cycle challenges as part of the fundraising, said: “Our staff and customers
can be very proud of the contribution they have made over the last two and a half
years towards this fantastic total, which has exceeded all our expectations.

“The money was raised through a whole series of fundraising activities including
customer days, coffee mornings and raffles at local branches, staff taking part 
in marathons and other sporting events and one-off events such as cycle challenges,
mountain climbing, cookery demonstrations and a fashion show,” he said.

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One member of staff who experienced cancer raised £50,000 towards the total at the
London Marathon.

Cancer Focus is also the official charity for the first ever Deep RiverRock Belfast
City Half Marathon and Fun Run on 22 September.

_Photo: [Danske Bank by Michael Alø-Nielsen](http://www.flickr.com/photos/m-alo/485941254/)
on Flickr.com_

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