The 21st Annual Flax Trust Washington DC took place on 17th November 2011 at the Hay Adams. The Champagne Reception 8:00a.m. was followed by a banquet style Breakfast on the top floor of the Hay Adams, overlooking the White House. The Hon. James Walsh, K & L Gates LLP and Director Flax Trust/America, introduced Honoree [...] Read more – ‘21st Annual Flax Trust Washington D.C. Event’.
The 21st Flax Trust New York event took place at The ’21′ Club on Wednesday, 13th October 2011. Sr Mary Turley, Director, Flax Trust presented The Flax Trust Award to the two Honorees – William J. Flynn, Chairman Emeritus, Mutual of America and John Fitzpatrick, President and CEO, Fitzpatrick Hotel Group, North America. Fr Myles [...] Read more – ‘21st Flax Trust New York Event’.
The 27th Flax Trust Rose Bowl Charity Golf Day took place at Massereene Golf Club on Friday, 26th August 2011. The day was a great success with 23 teams participating and we were even lucky with some very pleasant weather. The Boyd Partnership team, comprising Les Crawford, Leslie Simpson, Paul Turley and Peter Carson won [...] Read more – ‘Flax Trust Rose Bowl’.
The Social Economy – SSEI Masterclass Series One series of masterclasses for policy makers, social entrepreneurs, investors, public sector managers and business leaders was recently completed. The masterclasses, run by SSEI a joint venture of Flax Trust and the University of Ulster, were held at various venues in Belfast and Derry with the final event [...] Read more – ‘School for Social Entrepreneurs in Ireland (SSEI)’.
On Friday, 8th April 2011 an event to celebrate the work done by four primary schools in North Belfast – Holy Cross Girls, Wheatfield, Holy Cross Boys and Mercy Primay, was organised to give the children and their teachers the opportunity to show some of their work on the theme language and literacy. The event [...] Read more – ‘Sparking the Imagination – April 2011’.
Flax Trust/America Board Meeting took place at the Hay Adams, Tuesday March 15th, at 8:30 am, chaired by Jim Boland, Chairperson Flax Trust/America. Summary - Flax Trust update on Projects, specifically Ulster Community Investment Trust (UCIT) and The School for Social Entrepreneurs in Ireland (SSEI). - Discussed the November 2011 Event (the week before Thanksgiving). [...] Read more – ‘Flax Trust/America Board Meeting Washington DC’.
The Flax Trust Super Bowl Banquet took place on Friday, 4th February 2011 in the Europa Hotel. Guests of honour were Barry Douglas, OBE International Pianist and Conductor and Len O’Hagan, Chairman, Belfast Hrbour Commissioners. John Carson CBE welcomed guests who were intertained by City of Belfast School of Music Big Band. Paul Clark UTV [...] Read more – ‘Flax Trust Super Bowl Banquet 2011’.
Flax Trust and the University of Ulster have announced an exciting new development with regard to the School for Social Entrepreneurs in Ireland. Since its inception almost 200 students have achieved a range of qualifications including: the Advanced Diploma in Management Practice for third sector managers; the Advanced Diploma in Social Enterprise; and the MSc [...] Read more – ‘New development with the School for Social Entrepreneurs in Ireland’.
Dear Friends of Flax Trust It is often said that the one constant in life is change. Never get too comfortable with the current state of affairs, for change is inevitable. Our global economy is dealing with change today and this change has altered life around the world. Northern Ireland is not exempt from these [...] Read more – ‘Message from the Chairman’.
Dear Friends of the Flax Trust We are in the process of restructuring Flax Trust/America. Instead of an interest in many projects from housing to training, to business incubation, to neighbourhood centres, the Arts and medical centres, we have decided to concentrate our focus on two major projects. Read more – ‘Message from the President’.
North Belfast and its communities suffered greatly during the Troubles and have continued to be constrained by social and sectarian difficulties. Now, however, a committed coalition of its community, church and schoolsis collaborating to realise a shared vision for the future provision of Catholic education in the area. Read more – ‘Creating New Choices Through Education In North Belfast’.
The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment in Northern Ireland has just published a consultation document on the Social Economy. In this document it highlights the role of Ulster Community Investment Trust and the School for Social Entrepreneurs. Both organisations were set up by Flax Trust to develop the social economy sector North and South [...] Read more – ‘A SNAP SHOT’.
