Dynamic Duo Launch

Popular BBC Northern Ireland presenter Donna Traynor recently joined the Mayor of Castlereagh, Councillor Tommy Jeffers and Mascot ‘Titan the Tiger’ to launch The MS Society, NI’s, innovative new Fundraising and Awareness Programme for Schools.

The programme, entitled ‘Titan’s Leaps and Bounds Champion Challenge’, will aim to encourage primary school children across Northern Ireland to ‘hop, skip and jump’ to help those affected by MS in their local community.

Speaking about her new role as Patron of ‘Titan’s Leaps and Bounds Champion Challenge’, Donna said “I am proud to be working with The MS Society, NI, on this exciting new venture which encourages children to exercise and keep fit while having fun and helping people who are living with MS.”

Primary 6 pupils from St John The Baptist Girls’ Primary School, Finaghy, were also in attendance at the Launch and performed the first ever ‘champion challenge’ along with Donna and Titan.

Commenting on behalf of The MS Society, NI, Maria Kinney, Head of Marketing, said “We believe we have developed a programme which will capture the imagination of children across Northern Ireland whilst being teacher friendly and fitting in with the school curriculum. We hope that schools will be willing to lend us their much valued and much needed support.”

The MS Society, NI, is now hoping that schools right across Northern Ireland will be ready and roaring to accept Titan’s Challenge. To find out more about how your school can Leap and Bound for MS, contact Ailís Corey, Schools Project Officer at the MS Society, NI, on 028 90 802802.