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[email protected] Web: www.mariekeating.ie ANNUAL REPORT 2013 2 MARIE KEATING FOUNDATION MARIE KEATING FOUNDATION 3 Contents A word from our Chairman 4 A word from Ronan Keating 6 Our Objectives for 2013 8 Community Health Education & Awareness Programme 11 Nursing Outreach Services Review 12 Health Awareness Campaigns 17 Our Support Services 22 Fundraising & Events 26 Fundraising - A word from our Director of Fundraising 28 Fundraising Events 30 Report & Financial Statements 38 Accounts 49 2013 ANNUAL REPORT 2013 ANNUAL REPORT 2 4 MARIE KEATING FOUNDATION MARIE KEATING FOUNDATION 5 A word from the Chairman It’s been a difficult few years for the charity sector strongly in value and impact in services. and particularly for smaller charities like our I want to say a huge thank you to all of our own, who depend totally on the public and on partners, but in particular to the team at Marks commercial partnerships to raise our income. & Spencer, who so generously support the Despite this, we are optimistic for the future, Foundation and its work. I would also like to thank having shaped the Foundation to deal with the our key media partner, the Irish Daily Mail Group. new realities and challenges. Sadly, the need for There are many more partners and supporters, cancer awareness is only going to increase in the too many to mention individually, but we are most medium-term, but we are determined to play a very grateful to all of them.