21 March 2019
By Byran Smyth
bryan@TheCork.ie
Marymount University Hospital and Hospice one of the hundreds of organisations to benefit from Aldi’s Community Grants Programme
Pictured are (L-R): Trevor O’Donoghue, Aldi’s Grange store “Charity Champion”, with Ronan O’Callaghan, Alice O’Callaghan and Breda O’Callaghan from Marymount University Hospital and Hospice.
Marymount University Hospital and Hospice is the latest organisation to benefit from Aldi’s Community Grants programme. Aldi’s Grange store staff have awarded Marymount University Hospital and Hospice a €500 grant in recognition of its tremendous work within the local community and to help support its vital services.
The €500 grant was presented to Breda, Trevor and Alice O’Callaghan from Marymount University Hospital and Hospice today by Trevor O’Donoghue, Aldi’s Grange Store “Charity Champion”.
Now in its third year, hundreds of charities have been supported by the programme to date with over €200,000 donated by Aldi.
Commenting, John Curtin, Group Buying Director, Aldi Ireland, said: “We are delighted our Grange store employees have chosen to support Marymount University Hospital and Hospice. It plays a pivotal role in providing care for older people in the community.”
“Supporting the local communities our stores serve is something that we truly believe in. Through our Community Grants programme and partnerships with both FoodCloud and youth organisation Foróige, we have been able to directly help many of the worthwhile charities and organisations making a huge difference to County Cork.”
Operating 23 stores in County Cork Aldi is deeply involved in the local community. Through its partnership with FoodCloud, its stores in County Cork have donated over 240,000 meals to local charities to date, while as Foróige’s lead sponsor since 2015 it has helped support initiatives including the Aldi Foróige Youth Citizenship Awards and the Aldi Foróige Junior Baking Competition.
Aldi’s Community Grants Programme provides each Aldi employee with the opportunity to nominate a charity, community group or not-for-profit organisation within their local community for support. Nominated charities are assessed according to a defined selection criteria, with the organisation deemed the most worthwhile receiving a €500 donation from Aldi.
Each of Aldi’s 137 Irish stores and two Regional Distribution Centres have been allocated an individual annual bursary fund and a “Charity Champion” assigned to co-ordinate the programme.
