Amber Women’s Refuge awarded €28,000 under AIB Community Fund

Amber Women’s Refuge has received an award of €28,000 from the second annual AIB Community €1 Million Fund to help develop a new playground at the refuge.

Last year, in its first year, the AIB Community €1 Million Fund donated to 70 nominated organisations. Earlier this year, AIB asked its customers, the wider public and staff to again nominate registered charities, which connect with causes that matter most to them and their communities, for the AIB Community €1 Million Fund. Over 16,000 nominations in total were received.

those charities chosen by the public, AIB is allocating €700,000, broken down into the four provinces with a separate category for charities in the greater Dublin area.

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“We are so grateful to be receiving €28,000 from our Community Fund 2023,” said Lisa Morris of Amber Women’s Refuge said, speaking about receipt of the award.
“The fact that our local community nominated us makes it particularly special. Thank you to all our supporters and a particular thanks to AIB for organising this valuable fund.

“This money will be used towards the redevelopment of the playground at the refuge, which is in dire need of a major upgrade. Our annual funding does not cover capital development projects of this type. We remain €20,000 short to make the dream of the new playground a reality, so we continue to fundraise to get this project completed next year and deliver a safe and modern outdoor play space for the children who use our services.”

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AIB Chief Sustainability and Corporate Affairs Officer, Mary Whitelaw said: “Along with our core community partners and programmes the AIB Community €1 Million Fund enables us to further develop our impact on society. We are delighted to award this money, from this year’s Fund, to support the charitable organisations that matter most to our customers nationwide. The charities were nominated by the public and their local community, and our hope is that this funding will help make a real difference to the most vulnerable in the community and also to those who are working tirelessly for their benefit.’’

You can make a donation towards Amber’s playground upgrade project by donating here https://amberwomens refuge.ie/donation/ (comment ‘Playground’ on your donation and the funds will go towards the playground appeal.)
For more information on Amber Women’s Refuge visit https://amberwomensrefuge.ie/ For information on AIB’s work in the community visit www.aib.ie/community.