Daybreak raises €36,328 for Irish Heart Foundation

DAYBREAK’S 2022 Get a Move On! campaign has raised an incredible €36,328 for longterm charity partner, the Irish Heart Foundation. During the month of September, 169 Daybreak stores across Ireland took part in the active challenge, where participants committed to increasing their daily activity to 10,000 steps per day. The active challenge saw Daybreak customers, family and friends sponsor participants to achieve the fundraising target. “We are absolutely delighted to have raised €36,328 in aid of the Irish Heart Foundation. We want to say a huge thank you to our Daybreak colleagues for their participation and of course, to all those who sponsored the fundraiser. We are blown away by the generosity and support the Get a Move On! campaign has received”, said Molly Byrne, Assistant Brand Manager Daybreak, pictured (left) with Cliodhna Burke, Senior Business Development Manager, Irish Heart Foundation.

Danone Ireland partner with FoodCloud

DANONE Ireland have announced a three-year partnership with FoodCloud to help educate and empower community groups nationwide to prepare nutritious meals using surplus food. The partnership aligns with Danone’s mission to ‘bring health through food to as many people as possible’ and will see the company provide a nutrition education programme as part of FoodCloud’s Community Support Programme, which assists approximately 600 charities and community groups around Ireland with educational resources and training. Danone is the first company in Ireland to support FoodCloud’s network with access to recipes tailored by nutritionists and dietitians. The partnership will allow FoodCloud to distribute the equivalent of over 600,000 meals in three years, and help FoodCloud to increase the volume of food redistributed by 10% and grow its network by 50 new charities and community groups per year. Pictured are Killian Barry, Managing Director of Danone Ireland, with Aoibheann O’Brien, Partnerships Director at FoodCloud, and Brendan Dowling of Whitefriar Community Centre at FoodCloud’s hub in Tallaght.

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Aldi Play Rugby returns

IRISH rugby internationals Rob Herring, Iain Henderson and Dan Sheehan are pictured at the launch of Aldi Play Rugby, a national programme aimed at primary school children across Ireland, which is now in its seventh year. To date, more than 30 primary schools have shared €500,000 in Aldi funding through the Aldi Play Rugby sticker competition, with a further €100,000 set to be distributed this year. Primary schools across Ireland are invited to enter for a chance to win a sports facility makeover worth €50,000. For more information, visit aldi.ie/playrugby