Cobh General Hospital awarded €500 by Aldi’s Cobh store staff

Aldi’s Cobh store staff have awarded Cobh General Hospital 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 Claire Dwyer, Administrator at Cobh General Hospital.. Photo: D. Kane

Cobh General Hospital benefits from new Aldi community support fund

Aldi is delighted to announce that Cobh General Hospital is the latest organisation to benefit from Aldi’s new community support fund. Aldi’s Cobh store staff have awarded Cobh General Hospital 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 Claire Dwyer, Administrator at Cobh General Hospital.

Commenting, Finbar McCarthy, Group Buying Director, Aldi Ireland, said, “We are delighted our Cobh store employees have chosen to support Cobh General Hospital, as the hospital plays a pivotal role in bettering the local community as a whole. Supporting the local communities our stores serve is something that we truly believe in and we are proud to be contributing to the important work done by charities and not-for–profit organisations across Cork through our community support fund.”

Aldi’s community support fund 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 126 Irish stores has been allocated an individual annual bursary fund and a “Charity Champion” assigned to co-ordinate the programme at a local level and work closely with the local charities and not-for-profit organisations. The programme aims to make a difference to the communities Aldi’s stores’ serve, focusing on helping develop Ireland’s youth, combat food poverty and improve the wellbeing of families.