Ayr Based Charity Gets A Helping Hand From The Screwfix Foundation
Enable Ayr & District SCIO based in Ayr, is celebrating after being awarded £5,000 worth of funding from The Screwfix Foundation, a charity which supports projects to fix, repair, maintain and improve properties and facilities for those in need.
Elizabeth Fyall from Enable Ayr & District SCIO comments: “We are very grateful to The Screwfix Foundation for donating these much needed funds to support our charity. We help individuals with learning difficulties aged 16 and above who live within Ayr, Prestwick and Troon and provide a variety of social and learning experiences and opportunities at our premises. The funding will be used towards the cost of refurbishing the toilet making it accessible for wheelchair users, installing slip-resistant flooring and a wall-mounted changing table for adults We’d like to thank everyone who was involved in the fundraising – it’s been a great help to us.”
Yvonne Daly, Store Manager of the Screwfix store in Ayr, comments: “We’re really pleased that one of our local charities has been awarded funding by The Screwfix Foundation. Staff from across the business have held a variety of fundraising events to raise vital funds for The Screwfix Foundation, so it’s fantastic to see the money we have raised being invested back into such a worthwhile community project.”
The Screwfix Foundation, which launched in April 2013 donates much needed funding to help a variety of local projects throughout the UK, from repairing buildings and improving community facilities, to improving the homes of people living with sickness or disability.
It also works closely with two national charity partners, Barnardo’s children’s charity and Macmillan Cancer Support, as well as supporting smaller, local registered charities like Enable Ayr & District SCIO.
Relevant projects from across Ayr are invited to apply online for a share of the funding at screwfixfoundation.com.
For more information about The Screwfix Foundation, visit screwfixfoundation.com.
