Local Chirk care home awarded £5,000 from The Cadbury Foundation

Local care home, Chirk Court, has received a £5,000 donation from The Cadbury Foundation, thanks to the support of local Mondelēz International employees in Chirk.

Chirk Court Care Home, which offers a warm, friendly and homely environment for people aged 60 years and over, was selected by employees based at Mondelez International’s Chirk site, as part of The Cadbury Foundation’s annual ‘Your Charity, Your Choice’ programme.

Now in its fourteenth year, the initiative is designed to give Mondelēz International employees across the UK&I the chance to give back to the communities the company operates in, inviting colleagues to put forward nominations of charities or projects that are close to their heart.

The charities, voted for by colleagues, are then selected to receive a generous grant from The Cadbury Foundation, a charitable trust set-up in recognition of company founders, George and Richard Cadbury and their investment in the welfare of their employees and wider communities.

Last year saw The Cadbury Foundation celebrate its 90^th anniversary, with more than £1 million donated to support local communities since the Your Charity Your Choice programme began.

Ian Evans, Manufacturing Team Leader at Mondelēz International, nominated Chirk Court Care Home as one of 72 across the UK&I to receive a grant, receiving support from wider colleagues at the nearby Mondelēz International site in Chirk.

Commenting on the donation, Ian said: “Chirk Court Care Home does so much fantastic work providing high-quality care to its residents, and I know this generous grant will have an incredibly positive impact.

“I’m delighted that my nomination was supported by my colleagues, and to know that the donation will help the charity continue to deliver its fantastic services supporting the residents in its care.”

Laura Shone, Deputy Manager at Chirk Court Care Home, said: “We are extremely grateful to The Cadbury Foundation for this significant donation, which will help us create a new sensory room that we look forward to opening to the wider community.

“It will also make a real difference to our residents, helping them maintain their independence and socialise with others.

“At Chirk Court Care Home, we believe that all people deserve person-centred care, with a focus on individual needs, care and support, and thanks to this grant, we can keep making that possible.”

As part of the foundation’s ‘Your Charity, Your Choice’ scheme, a total of £90,000 was donated to charities across the UK&I last year, continuing this ethos to support community programmes and charity partners with a focus on wellbeing, skills and passions of colleagues at Mondelēz International sites nationwide.

Kelly Farrell, Community Affairs Manager at Mondelēz International, added: “Our ‘Your Charity Your Choice’ scheme was set up to support important causes and charities close to our employees’ hearts, and we’re incredibly proud that for fourteen years, the programme has done exactly that.

“Since we launched Your Charity, Your Choice, The Cadbury Foundation has awarded more than £1 million to support the vital work of hundreds of charities and community programmes across the UK&I, which have been hand-selected by local employees.”

“We’re thrilled that £90,000 was donated last year, as The Cadbury Foundation celebrated its 90^thanniversary and we’re delighted that, with the foundation’s support, Chirk Court Care Home can continue delivering its services supporting the community, helping its residents live well.”

For more information on The Cadbury Foundation, visit www.cadbury.co.uk/cadbury-foundationand for further details on Chirk Court Care Home, head to Chirk Court - Clwydalyn.