www.limerickpost.ie ADVERTORIAL Saturday 10 October 2015 | 21 ARISE employees donate in excess of 7k to the Milford Care Centre ie, Half Price Ink, Deloitte, Russells Bar, Delish and Concept Signs.  Hayley Brown who assisted with event organisation reported that  “as well as About ARISE ARISE employs circa 150 people who are based in the Raheen Business Park, providing contact centre services LtoR: Hayley Brown, Chris Purcell, Paul Goodwin, Tadgh O’Loughlin, Andrew Bromwell, Steven Walker, Steven Barron, Evan Daly, Ciara Flynn, Martin Dowling and Pat Gilmartin, Milford Care Centre Limerick’s leading call centre ARISE raise greatly needed funds for the Milford Care Centre who provide in-patient and community-based palliative care in the region. organise the skydive, I didn’t expect the response we got. I was amazed with the people who participated and the support from everyone else in the company and beyond. It showed tremendous teamwork from all at ARISE. Everyone should be very proud The thought of jumping from an aeroplane and falling through the sky would have most of us shaking in our boots, but the people at ARISE are made of tougher stuff!  When they set their hearts on fundraising for the Milford Care Centre, nothing was going to stand in their way…..not even the weather!   After their first attempt at skydiving was foiled by the rain, their perseverance paid off and on Sunday 27th September, 2015, they once again boarded a bus in Raheen and made the early morning trip to the Irish Parachute Club in Edenderry, Co. Offaly.   “The support of companies like ARISE is fundamental to the Milford Care Centre,” says Martin Dowling from Arise. “When I first had the idea to Shane McGuane pictured getting on the plane Shane McGuane coming in for landing. of what we accomplished and at the end of the day we got fantastic results for a very good cause that is the Milford Care Centre.”   In the weeks leading up to the event, participants reached out to their colleagues, friends and families for donations, and a fantastic team effort saw the organisation of a bake sale, coffee morning, raffles and auction at the ARISE building in Raheen.  The generosity of clients, suppliers and local businesses was overwhelming with donations pouring in from Vodafone, ARISE, Harmonics, GreenIT, O’Carroll Fitzgerald Project Management, Jobs. Don't look down! Shane Nash and Ian McGowran getting ready to jump from the aeroplane being a fundraiser for a fantastic cause like Milford Care Centre, it was a great team bonding event that brought a lot of people together.​ The overall atmosphere leading up to the jump and especially on the day is one I will always remember.” The team deserves a hearty congratulations for exceeding the overall target of €10K; and, after covering the cost of the skydive, gave a total donation of €7046.50 to the Milford Care Centre.  Mr. Pat Gilmartin, Milford Care Centre Chairperson expressed his appreciation: “On behalf of Milford, we would like to thank all the staff engaged in this fundraising venture and all those who supported them.  Fundraising is vital to the financing of Milford’ services, and particularly at this time as we are embarking on a major expansion project, building a new hospice incorporating single rooms for all service users, and we will hopefully serve the needs of the people of the mid-west well into the future.   Once again, many thanks to ARISE and its staff for the generous support.” on behalf of companies such as Vodafone, Saorview, the Commission for Energy Regulation and Swann. The company is recognised as being a major player in the area of Business Process Outsourcing and is very proud to have been shortlisted for the Outsource Partner of the Year 2015 Award by the Call Centre Management Association (CCMA), having previously been awarded the Technical Support Call Centre of the Year Award in 2012.  strengths here at ARISE; it is the passion and determination of our people that has enabled our achievements to date.  I have every confidence that their hard work and energy will continue to take us from strength to strength”. Photos by Czapla Sky Photography, Clonbullogue, Co. Offaly and Angela Horsfall, Killaloe, Co. Clare. For more shots of our exciting fundraising day, please see www.arise-europe.com/news Ciara Flynn and John Ward giving the thumbs up for Milford Care Centre.   Further Information Contact: Siobhan Meehan   ARISE, Raheen Business Park, Limerick, Ireland According to Joe Cahalane, Managing Phone: +353 61 49 22 23 Director at ARISE:  “This fundraising Email: event is a great example of our inherent [email protected]