AIB fund to help charities provide direct funds to local community efforts

AIB branches in Meath have come together to support eight local charities and help provide direct funds to local community efforts.

€200,000 has been made available to branches across the county (€1,000 per branch) as part of AIB Together, the bank’s community investment programme.

Charities assiting people in Meath which received support from this fund in include;

Ashbourne & District Senior Citizens ARA, Kells Peoples Resource Centre, Virginia Cancer Care, Bailieborough Cancer Care, The Red Cross, SoSad, Womens Aid and East Meath Meals on Wheels.

Speaking about the donations, Paddy Whyte, Head of AIB North East said “Covid-19 has presented many challenges and impacted every part of our society.

“We are all acutely aware of the impact on most charities fundraising efforts as they had to postpone many arranged events which left a big gap in their financial ability to continue the great work they do.

“We in AIB are delighted to have given support totalling €14,000 to 38 charities within our communities.”

Separately, AIB has also launched a fundraising initiative to further support communities impacted by the Covid-19 crisis.

As part of the AIB Together programme, partnering with AIB’s long-standing Community partners FoodCloud and Soar, in addition to Alone & Pieta House, staff can fundraise or donate directly into a dedicated AIB Together Fund. AIB will then match the fund for final disbursement to the chosen charity.

The bank has also recently made a donation of €2.4million to help with the research for a Covid-19 vaccine in conjunction with Trinity College Dublin, as well as entering a partnership with Trinity to ensure that 450 laptop devices were delivered to second level students who were unable to attend school due to the Covid-19 crisis.

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