18 August 2022:

Aurivo Co-Operative today announced Make-A-Wish® Ireland as its charity partner for 2022. Over the next 12 months, Aurivo employees will organise fundraising events for Make-A-Wish® Ireland as part of the co-op’s Charity of the Year Programme and the co-op will match employees fundraising to raise a targeted €40,000 for the children’s charity.

The Aurivo Charity of the Year partnership was introduced in 2007 to support charity organisations throughout Ireland, who require much needed funds to ensure the continuation of essential services for worthy causes. This year, Aurivo selected Make-A-Wish as their charity of choice.

Aurivo staff members, stakeholders and customers will unite over the next 12 months to raise funds for the chosen charity, Make-A-Wish Ireland, with their team of over 650 employees and a network of 34 stores, 4 livestock marts, production plants and headquarters, all getting involved in the Charity of the Year programme.

Commenting on the announcement, Donal Tierney, Chief Executive, Aurivo, said: “It’s hard to believe we are in our 16th year of Aurivo’s Charity of the Year programme, something I am personally very proud of. This year we have selected a very worthwhile children’s charity, Make-A-Wish Ireland. We understand that the current climate has been extremely difficult for the charity sector and for Make-A-Wish who rely entirely on public donations to carry out their services. To know that the funds we raise can deliver wishes to so many children living with life-threatening illnesses is really something. To know that for even one day, those children will forget about their illness and that their wish will bring happiness into their lives, that is what we are hoping to achieve. To date, with the help of our employees and customers, we have raised €500,000 for Irish charities and I have no doubt that 2022 will be our best year yet!”

Make-A-Wish Ireland has one simple aim – to grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions, bringing hope, strength, and happiness. There are over 200 children living with life-threatening illnesses on Make-A-Wish Ireland’s waiting list for their wishes to be granted. The funding raised by Aurivo will go a long way to reduce this waiting list and make their wish become a reality.

Susan McQuaid O’Dwyer, CEO of Make-A-Wish Ireland, said: “Make-A-Wish Ireland is delighted to be Aurivo’s chosen charity partner for 2022. We welcome this wonderful opportunity to help us grant even more wishes for special children living with life threatening illnesses and are looking forward to working with their team. We hear time and again how the impact of a wish forms part of a child’s treatment process and recovery. These funds will go a long way in granting truly memorable wishes for our wish children and their families.”

Aurivo will host various fundraising initiatives that raise money for our chosen charity, including stationary bike cycles, 5km walks or runs, golf classics, raffles, and coffee mornings.

 You can make a donation online via www.homeland.ie - linked here!

 

About Aurivo:

Aurivo is one of Ireland's leading co-operatives, with businesses in Consumer Foods, Dairy Ingredients, Retail Stores, Animal Feeds, and Livestock Trading.  Employing approximately 650 people, Aurivo is a globally focused agri-business with regional, national, and international brands and dairy ingredients exports to almost 50 countries in markets as diverse as Afghanistan, Africa, Central America, Costa Rica, Germany, Iraq and the United Kingdom.  

 

About Make-A-Wish® Ireland: 

Make-A-Wish® Ireland is a registered charity that grants wishes to children between the ages of 3 and 17 years living with life threatening medical conditions. Despite the impact of COVID-19 we are proud to say that we have continued to grant wishes to these incredible children. These children and their families need the hope, joy and lasting memories that a wish can bring. Researchers have studied the effects of granting wishes on children with cancer and found significant improvements in hope, positive emotions, health related quality of life and anxiety. To date Make-A-Wish® Ireland have granted 2,800 wishes.