A total of nine Galway-based charities and community organisations have become the latest beneficiaries of ALDI’s Community Grants programme, with each receiving a grant from the ALDI store teams in County Galway.
Receiving €500 grants are Gort Cancer Support Group, Galway Cat Rescue, East Galway & Midlands Cancer Support, Tuam Cancer Care, Connemara Therapeutic Riding, BNT Social Services and Loughrea Community and Family Resource Centre. Galway Hospice Foundation received multiple nominations from ALDI’s Galway store colleagues, receiving a €1,500 grant from the retailer.
ALDI’s Community Grants programme helps fund local charities and community organisations that contribute vital work and services in their local communities. Each beneficiary is chosen by ALDI employees, enabling them to help the local good causes they are passionate about.
By the end of 2023, the programme will have donated over €615,000 to more than 1,000 local charity branches and community organisations across Ireland since its inception in 2016. Receiving charities and organisations range from rescue teams to animal sanctuaries, cancer support to mental health support, or any charitable organisation that resonates with ALDI colleagues.
Commenting, Liz Fox, National Sustainability Director, ALDI Ireland said they are very proud to continue to support local charities and community organisations across the country through the ALDI Community Grants programme and we’re pleased to see the impact of our donation in the local communities of County Galway.
“The Community Grants programme is one example of how ALDI is committed to investing and partnering with local communities and charities across Ireland and we look forward to continuing this engagement for years to come.”
Operating 12 stores in County Galway, ALDI is deeply involved in the local community. To date, the stores have donated more than 108,000 meals to local charities through ALDI’s partnership with FoodCloud, avoiding a total of 146,000kgs of CO2e. ALDI partners with eleven innovative Galway food and drink producers, spending €20 million with them in 2022.
