The Milford & District Resource Centre in Donegal has been granted €10,000 from SPAR’s Community Fund initiative.
The Milford & District Resource Centre are one of six beneficiaries of the SPAR 60th Community Fund initiative, with five other organisations spread across Connacht, Munster and Leinster.
The Milford District & Resource Centre are engaged in work to tackle social isolation, poor health outcomes including mental health, inequality, poverty and lack of opportunity.
Their SPAR Community Fund presentation will go towards renovating an old church building the group was gifted and repurpose it into a community hub to provide the much-needed space for their important work.
More than 1,100 groups from around the country applied for the third wave of funding provided by the SPAR Community Fund and a club representative from those six groups who were successful recently enjoyed a meet and greet session with SPAR Ambassador and Olympic Champion Kellie Harrington when they engaged in fun activities together and explained more about their community work.
Irish Olympian and SPAR Brand Ambassador Kellie Harrington said, “The SPAR 60th Community Fund is a fantastic initiative that makes a real difference to the lives of people who are in need of a little support. I am delighted to once again be involved in boosting funds to clubs, groups and programmes across Ireland who are bringing that sense of community and pride to where they live. This is a great way of giving back in a meaningful way and seeing vital community work both acknowledged and rewarded.”
Colin Donnelly, SPAR Sales Director, commented, “For 60 years SPAR retailers have been proud to serve local communities around the country and the SPAR 60th Community Fund allows us to continue our ongoing work of rewarding and acknowledging the communities SPAR retailers are embedded in. It was great to meet representatives of The Food Fund and hear about the terrific work they are doing and how the SPAR 60th Community Fund will be able to support their work in a very meaningful way.”
