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Nisa's MADL boosts Warrington charity

Retailer Mike Sohal nominated The Walton Lea Partnership, which supports vulnerable adults and young people with learning disabilities, for a Heart of the Community Award.

Nisa’s Making a Difference Locally charity has donated £4,000 to an organisation that supports vulnerable adults and young people with learning disabilities, through its Heart of the Community Award initiative.

The Walton Lea Partnership, in Warrington, was the good cause nominated by Nisa retailer Mike Sohal whose Nisa Local Dallam Stores is located a few miles from the charity’s base.

The charity runs a series of social enterprises, including retail, horticulture, woodwork and recycling donated furniture and bicycles, which helps to finance the partnership.

The Heart of the Community Award has been used to pay for a selection of tools and equipment that will improve the everyday activities offered to those who use the charity.

Karen Moore, support worker and lead for horticulture at the charity, said: “The Heart of the Community award has been fantastic for us as it has allowed us to spend on a range of items that will really make things so much easier for our learners.”

Mike said: “What the people at the Walton Lea Project do is incredible. It was really simple to apply for a Heart of the Community award through MADL and being able to hand over the donation knowing it will make such an impact locally, is part and parcel of what being a local, independent retailer is all about.”

Nisa’s Head of Charity, Kate Carroll, added: “This sort of project is exactly what we had in mind when we launched the initiative, and it really is fantastic to see what a difference our Nisa partners can make to their communities by getting involved and supporting such brilliant local causes.”

Mike also made a further application for the recently launched ‘A Moment in Time’ initiative and received a £2,000 donation for the charity.