Charity donations top £1m
29.04.11
Birmingham Airport has donated over £1m to local good causes since 1998. The airport revealed the milestone in the review of its Community Trust Fund for 2010. The fund distributes cash to community groups, with over 500 projects near to the airport benefiting since the fund was set. Last year it gave more than £50,000 to local projects.
Birmingham Airport CEO, Paul Kehoe, added: ‘There is a lot of talk about ‘The Big Society’, but we’ve been playing our part for more than a decade, and we are committed to making sure we continue to work in partnership with local people. I would urge anyone who takes an active role in their community to take a look at the review and see if we can support them too.’
Projects that benefited last year included the Mini Eden project, which received a grant to install a solar-powered hot water system at its innovative community gardening and education project in Shard End. An award was also made to the 2030 Squadron, Air Training Corps, in Sheldon to buy IT equipment. A number of sports clubs also received grants, including Knowle Village Cricket Club, Water Orton Tennis Club and Bromford Lions Football Club. Solihull Canoe Club used their grant to buy an indoor kayak training machine and Solihull Guide Dogs bought portable marquees for its fundraising events.
The Community Trust Fund Review is available via a link on the airport's website at: www.birminghamairport.co.uk.Add to: del.icio.us | Digg it | Newsvine | NowPublic | Reddit
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