An important part of the work of the Bureau is to showcase the very best of local produce here in North America. This year the success of Storybox in winning the work, enabled us to draw attention to the power of the social enterprise model to give back to the community, whilst also illustrating Northern Ireland’s capability for well-designed, innovative and high-quality products from the region. (A project where Storybox competed successfully to supply the NI Bureau in Washington, DC with ‘Gifts with Purpose’ for key stakeholders in the US. A fantastic opportunity to put Northern Ireland’s social enterprises and local businesses on the map). Read more about this story here.

Eamon McConville, Deputy Director, NI Bureau.

Our Storyboxes went down a treat with all our team members on Employee Appreciation Day! When choosing our staff appreciation gifts, we wanted to work with an organisation that supported businesses with cause and that offered good quality products. Storybox did just that by putting together a gift combination that supports three very worthwhile causes locally in Northern Ireland; Madlug backpack - supporting children in care; Refuge Chocolate - supporting survivors of human trafficking and IncreABLE branded lollies - supporting those with learning difficulties and/or autism. Presentation and service of the gifts was superb - we look forward to continuing our partnership with Storybox.

Linda Montgomery, Office Manager, DailyPay.

We have worked with Storybox on a couple of occasions to deliver gifts with purpose to team members and we couldn't be happier with how the gifts have been received by staff. Last year in 2021, Storybox put together Christmas boxes packed full of local and social goodies that were sent directly to team members across the UK. Something we really like about Storybox is that many of the food items stocked are gluten,dairy free and certified vegan, which means it was straight forward to cater to the various dietary requirements whilst at the same time provide a quality gift to someone.

Diane Murphy, Chief Operating Officer, Deloitte.

When we were looking for a special gift for our clients, we were keen to support other local businesses and social enterprises with this purchase. We came across Storybox at a virtual event and thought the idea behind these gifts was very meaningful and at the same time, a worthwhile and unique gift for someone. We ordered 25 boxes in total and were very happy with how the gifts were received. Fantastic service and hope to purchase again in the future.”

Martina Magee, Programme Manager, Windsor Women's Centre.