NEO Power has donated £20,000 to AberNecessities – an Aberdeen-based charity supporting deprived kids in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire.
NEO stated it picked the charity because it aligns with the corporate’s chosen UN Sustainable Growth Purpose of Good Well being and Properly Being. The donation will likely be directed in direction of offering 150 beds for native kids.
Based in 2019, AberNecessities has grown quickly because of the sudden arrival of the Covid-19 pandemic and the cost-of-living disaster, which prevents low-income households from having the ability to present for his or her kids in the way in which they want to, NEO famous in an organization assertion.
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“We’re extraordinarily grateful to NEO for its ongoing help and this beneficiant donation comes at an essential time after we are working onerous to assist households who’re struggling to offer their kids with fundamental necessities, in addition to paying their ever-increasing payments,” AberNecessities Founder Danielle Flecher-Horn commented.
“The horrifying actuality is that baby poverty has turn into a pervasive concern throughout the UK. At present, one in 5 kids in Aberdeen metropolis and shire are rising up on this state of affairs, however baby poverty is greater than a statistic; it’s a grueling expertise for each child, toddler, younger particular person and dad or mum residing by it,” he stated.
“This 12 months, we are going to help in extra of 10,000 kids, and we’re solely ready to try this due to our beneficiant company and personal supporters. Each day we obtain calls from dad and mom in determined want, and the help we’re in a position to supply offers them again a way of safety and dignity. The associated fee-of-living disaster shouldn’t be going away. Inflation continues to harm everybody each day. The poorest in our society are struggling probably the most, and we’re extraordinarily proud to have the ability to assist mitigate a few of that struggling, due to the generosity of companies like NEO Power, and native individuals, Flecher-Horn stated.
“We’re proud to have partnered with AberNecessities to help our native communities each financially and thru volunteering alternatives. The charity was chosen by NEO’s Charity Committee demonstrating NEO’s dedication to taking part in an energetic position in the neighborhood and is an instance of the beneficiant spirit of our staff. We imagine it’s important for native corporations like NEO to help charitable organizations equivalent to AberNecessities, which work tirelessly to help underprivileged households and kids in our group. Witnessing their dedication and fervour is each humbling and provoking,” NEO Power chief govt officer Paul Harris commented.
NEO Power additionally just lately sponsored Run Balmoral’s Satan of Deeside and gave AberNecessities the promoting house, with the charity thanking all of the runners for his or her donations.
To contact the creator, e-mail andreson.n.paul@gmail.com
