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Olympic Gold Medallist and Spar brand ambassador Kellie Harrington, centre, with Declan Meehan and Marie Tonra of Milford and District Resource Centre
Olympic Gold Medallist and Spar brand ambassador Kellie Harrington, centre, with Declan Meehan and Marie Tonra of Milford and District Resource Centre
Spar Ambassador and Olympic gold medallist Kellie Harrington has announced that Milford & District Resource Centre have won €10,000 in Spar’s nationwide 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 also receiving €10,000 in funding.
This campaign builds on SPAR’s established Community Fund initiative, which was first launched in December 2021. Ireland’s leading convenience retailer has now made a direct investment of €80,000 to deserving community projects across the country, something that is indicative of SPAR’s ongoing commitment of giving back to local communities and their customers.
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.
The Milford District & Resource Centre are a community development organisation 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.
“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,” Harrington said. “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.”
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