Ulster Tatler – June 2019

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the scene

Brenda McMullan and Courtney Girvin
of Halifax Foundation for NI.

SENATOR GEORGE

MITCHELL RECEIVES

AWARD FROM CHARITY

BOSSES

American statesman George Mitchell has been honoured for his contribution

to the peace process at a special ceremony held by CO3, sponsored by

Ecclesiastical Insurance and Marsh. Senator Mitchell, who brokered the

Good Friday Agreement, was presented with the award for leadership and

peacebuilding by Andrew McCracken chair of CO3, which represents charity

leaders. During the evening there were warm tributes from two former

politicians who took part in the talks process that led to the 1998 agreement.

Baroness May Blood and Dawn Purvis praised him for his extraordinary

patience and courtesy during the fraught and fractious negotiations that

preceded the settlement.

Celine McStravick, NCB NI, Paula Jennings,

Stepping Stones, Anne-Marie McClure, Start360.

Sir John Elvidge, Carnegie UK Trust, Aideen McGinley, Carnegie UK Trust,
Paul Donaghy, OCN NI, Roisin McDonough, Arts Council, Ian Walters, OCN NI.

http://www.co3.bz

Billy Miskimmin, East Belfast Enterprise, Erskine Holmes,

UCIT, Jonathan McAlpin, East Belfast Enterprise.

John Devitt, Ecclesiastical Insurance, Nora Smith, CO3, Senator George Mitchell,

David Abrahams, Marsh, Andrew McCracken, Chair, CO3.

Rev Billy Davidson, Rt Rev Dr Charles McMullen,

Rev Brian Anderson.

John McMullan, Social Enterprise NI,

Dame Judith Hill. Guests networking.