21 Limerick organisations benefit from €50,000 worth of funding from Analog Devices
Limerick organisations are set to benefit significantly from the Analog Devices (ADI) donation programme, with local charities, schools, and community groups among the 39 nationwide recipients of this year’s Annual Community Awards and Charitable Donations Programme to the value of €130,000.
ADI’s European Headquarters are based in Limerick, so Limerick groups were fortunate to gain from a significant amount of funding. ADI asked their employees to nominate organisations close to their hearts. A total of 235 nominations were received, reflecting the strong community spirit within the company. The donations were distributed in platinum, gold, silver and bronze according to their value.
As a long-standing partner of ADI, Milford Care Centre in Castletroy received the only Platinum donation of €20,000, enabling the centre to continue its vital palliative care services.
ADAPT Domestic Abuse Services in Rossbrien received a gold award of €10,000. This funding will help them continue their 24-hour refuge and support services for women and children who are survivors of domestic abuse.
CRITICAL Emergency Medical Response, based in Croom were the only Limerick group to receive a silver award of €4,000. This will help them continue their services which include providing pre-hospital emergency care to critically ill and injured patients in their local communities in both rural and urban areas of Limerick and surrounding counties.
18 groups from across Limerick city and county were included in the bronze category, they received €2,000 each. Here’s the complete list:
- Alzheimers Day Care Centre, Garryowen
- Blue Box Creative Learning Centre, Rathbane
- Boher National School
- Dromore United FC, Kildimo/Pallaskenry
- Fairview Rangers Girls Football Club, Singland
- Fedamore GAA
- Kilcolman NS, Ardagh
- Limerick Boat Club
- Limerick Camera club
- Limerick Musical Society
- Our Lady’s Abbey Girls’ National School, Adare
- Richmond RFC
- St John the Baptist Boys’ National School, Downey St
- St Nessan’s National School, Mungret
- St Paul’s National School, Dooradoyle
- St Patricks GAA
- Summerville Rovers FC, Ballinacurra/Weston
- Young Munster RFC
Commenting on the annual awards Meabh Shine, Senior Director at ADI, said, “Our Annual Community Awards Programme reflects our core values of giving back to the communities where we live and work and driving positive change. We are proud to support these incredible organisations that are making a real difference in people’s lives.”
Adding to this Joe Barry, Vice President of Marketing, Systems & Technology in the Communications & Cloud Business Unit at ADI said, “It’s inspiring to see the direct impact of these donations, from supporting local schools and sports clubs to empowering charities that provide vital services.”