Fundraising

Margaret is our Community Fundraiser and works with fundraising teams particularly in the North West of the province. Margaret works closely alongside the Omagh AWARE Committee who have organised some extremely successful fundraising events to date.

Lesley has worked in fundraising for over 20 years. She is responsible for organising community fundraising events and supporting AWARE fundraisers. 

In her spare time, she enjoys swimming, travel and walking her dog, Lulu.

Bridie had been volunteering for AWARE as a support group facilitator for over two years from 2017. She felt passionate about the work that we do here and has since joined the fundraising team as the Corporate Relationship Officer in Derry/Londonderry.

Outside of work Bridie enjoys hiking, photography and spending time with family and friends.

Lisa joined AWARE in November 2019 having previously worked as a Corporate Account Manager with more than 20 years of experience working in sales and key account management roles. Her role with AWARE focuses on supporting our corporate clients - to engage them in our training programmes and to help them extend their fundraising efforts for AWARE.

Orlaith joined AWARE in January 2020 as Events and Communications Assistant in the fundraising department. Orlaith recently graduated from Ulster University with a degree in Communication Management and Public Relations. With 2 years’ experience in the charity sector, Orlaith has a keen interest in mental health in Northern Ireland and hopes to help raise awareness of the importance of having positive mental health and well-being. Orlaith’s role will focus on providing support to the wider fundraising team and managing fundraising communications. In her spare time, Orlaith enjoys travelling, spending time with her family and a good Netflix binge.

Caitlin joined the AWARE team as a Support Group Facilitator in 2019 and in January 2020, she started a new role as an Administrator for the fundraising team. She enjoys facilitating as it gives her the opportunity to help and support those who suffer from depression.  

Caitlin is currently in her final year of university studying Human Resource Management BSc (honours). She has a passion for people and maintaining good employee well-being. Caitlin loves working to support those with mental health issues and encouraging people that it's ok to be not ok.