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MADL £160K GIVEAWAY NISA
Nisa’s charity donates £160k in biggest ever giveaway
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Nisa’s Making a Difference Locally charity has helped retailers support local projects and good causes with over £160,000 in donations in its latest round of awards.
isa’s long-established Making a Difference Locally (MADL) charity has helped Nisa retailers support over 50 local projects and good causes with donations totalling more than £160,000 in its latest round of Heart of the Community Awards. Following a successful initial round of funding last October, the Heart of the Community Awards initiative enabled Nisa partners to nominate a local community project to receive up to £5,000 of funding from MADL, with the emphasis in this round being on good causes that encourage communities to enjoy and spend time outdoors as we emerge from national lockdown restrictions. Nominations were accepted from Nisa partners via a dedicated website throughout April and May and the winning good causes have now been notified. The latest round of Heart of the Community Awards saw 53 good causes nationwide benefit from donations totalling £163,000, cementing the initiative as MADL’s biggest funding giveaway to date. Winning donations will fund a wide range of projects and equipment including village fairs, sensory gardens at primary schools, kayaks for a watersports club, equipment for use by Scout groups, outdoor play and gym equipment and community growing gardens. One good cause to benefit from funding of £5,000 was Penrhyncoch and Trefeurig Recreation and Sports Association (PATRASA), a committee of volunteers who help to maintain the community’s park and recreation areas, providing a safe, fun play space for children of all ages, as well as a pleasant space for the whole community to enjoy with a play area, inclusive activities and features that encourage nature such as bug hotels and fruit trees.
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Clare Larke, PATRASA Chair, said: “We are extremely grateful to Lynwen at Nisa Local Ty Mawr for nominating us. The team there are a constant source of support to PATRASA and the wider community; they are always willing to support PATRASA and have helped us immensely through the years through promoting and assisting with our events and fundraising efforts.
