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THE team at Kerry Diocesan Youth Service received a welcome autumn windfall this week thanks to Aldi’s new community support fund.

The group is the latest to benefit from this new initiative with the €500 grant presented by staff at the Aldi store at Rathass, Tralee.

Assumpta Sweeney, administrator at Kerry Diocesan Youth Service, accepted the €500 grant from Sarah McGaley, Aldi, at the Tralee store.

Finbar McCarthy, group buying director, Aldi Ireland, said: “We are delighted our Rathass, Tralee, store employees have chosen to support Kerry Diocesan Youth Service, as they play a pivotal role in bettering the local community as a whole.

“The support Kerry Diocesan Youth Service provides to youth centres and youth clubs across Kerry is vital. 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 County Kerry 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.
 

 
Assumpta Sweeney, Administrator at Kerry Diocesan Youth Service and Sarah McGaley, Aldi’s Rathass, Tralee. PICTURE: DON MACMONAGLE