Rehab project gets Aldi grant

A REHABILITATION programme in Dublin 15 is the latest local project to benefit from Aldi’s Community Grants scheme.

Aldi’s Mulhuddart store staff recently presented the Tolka River Project with 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 Lisa Cochran, Gerry Ryan and Cindy Lynch from Tolka River Project by Marta Porebska, Aldi’s Mulhuddart store ‘charity champion’.

“We are delighted our Mulhuddart store employees have chosen to support Tolka River Project,” said John Curtin, Group Buying Director, Aldi Ireland.

“Its work in helping those recovering from substance abuse makes a real difference to so many people.

“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 Dublin.”

Now in its third year, hundreds of local charities and community organisations have been supported by the programme to date with over €200,000 donated by Aldi.

Through its partnership with FoodCloud, Aldi stores across Dublin have donated over 230,000 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 stores and two regional distribution centres has been allocated an individual annual bursary fund and a ‘charity champion’ assigned to co-ordinate the programme.