Money will be used to create a Community Arts project in Drogheda
My Streets Walking Tours Drogheda is one of seven organisations nationally to be awarded a development grant of €10,000 from the Coca-Cola Thank You Fund.
Responding to the high level of demand for supports amongst community groups and the quality of applications received, Coca‒Cola increased this year’s Thank You Fund to €110,000, enabling the delivery of targeted supports to even more local groups with ideas to help young people take an active role in shaping, creating and maintaining sustainable communities.
Now in its twelfth year, over 200 non-profit organisations across the island of Ireland applied to the Fund under the categories of education and training, diversity and inclusion in young people and projects focused on encouraging young people aged 16–25-year-olds to care for the environment.
Twenty two shortlisted groups presented their ideas to a panel of judges during a series of virtual pitching sessions, with seven recipient organisations identified to receive a grant of €10,000 for the development of their local project.
The other organisations to receive €10k in funding include Sport Against Racism Ireland (National), Innovate Communities (National), Peter McVerry Trust (National), Venture Out Wilderness Project CLG (Galway), Sing Ireland (Limerick), and Bridge Western Care Association (Mayo).
An additional eight organisations will receive €5,000 in grants to help bring their project to life, following their pitch to the panel. These groups include Drumgor Detached Youth Work Project (Armagh), IRD Duhallow (Cork), Global Action Plan (Dublin), Mayobridge Youth club (Down), Ionad Óige Ghaoth Dobhair (Donegal), Stúidió Mór Limelight Creative Arts (Galway), and St Oliver’s Community Centre CLG (Meath).
My Streets Ireland has warmly welcomed the funding from Coca-Cola. ‘ This is a huge boost to our plans to create a Community Arts project in Drogheda based around the St Patricks Day parade”, said Chair of the organisation Michael O’Dowd.
Community Arts facilitator Rosaleen Dunne who is coordinating the project said that they were; ” very grateful to Coca-Cola who have shown their commitment once again to Drogheda. The funding will allow us to involve a number of community groups in our plans. We promise to introduce a wow factor into next year’s parade.”
