66 Meath organisations share €276,748 Intel grants
A total of 66 Meath community organisations and schools will share in €276,748 in funding thanks to generousity of Intel employees.
The finding is being made under the the 2020 Matching Grant Scheme.
Every year, for every hour that an Intel employee volunteers at an approved organisation there is a ‘match’ or grant, of $10 paid by the Intel Foundation to the organisation where they give their time.
This year's sceme saw 379 community organisations and schools from across Ireland receiving grants, which total €1,400,149.
Some 66 organisations from the Meath area were part of the 2020 Matching Grant Scheme and will receive funding in the total amount of €276,748.
The organisations include:
11th Meath Kilcloon Scouts
20th Meath (Stamullen) Scouts
Ballivor Football Club
Ballivor GFC
Balyna Juvenile Gaelic Football Club
Blackhall Gaels GAA Club
Boardsmill Ladies Gaelic Football Club
Carnaross Gaelic Football Club
Cillbhride CLG - Kilbride GFC
Clonard Gaelic Football Club
Clonard National School
Clonmellon National School
Cortown GAA Club
Culmullen NS
Ratoath GAA Club
Dunboyne AFC
Dunboyne Junior Badminton Club
Dunboyne Junior Primary School
Dunboyne Senior Primary School
Dunderry National School
Enfield Celtic Football Club
Enfield Development Group
Gaelscoil Eanna
Gaelscoil na Rithe
Johnstown Bridge GFC
Johnstown Football Club
Kilbride National School Scoil Bhride, Kilbride
Kilcock Celtic Football Club
Kildalkey Hurling ClubÂ
Kilmainham G.F.C
Lismullen National School
Longwood Juvenile GAA
Moynalvey GFC
Moynalvey National School
Na Fianna Hurling & Football Club
Navan O'Mahonys GAA Club
Navan Rugby Football Club
North Meath Rugby Football Club
Official National Amateur Karate Association of Ireland
Oristown National School
Parkceltic Summerhill Soccer
Rathregan National School
Ratoath Athletic Club
SN Mhichil Naofa
Scoil Oilibheir Naofa
Scoil Ui Ghramhnaigh
Scoil Ultain Naofa
Seneschalstown G.F.C.
Slane Wanderers FC
St Colmcilles East Meath GFC
St Declans National School
St Marys Primary School
St. Dympna's N.S.
St. Finian's NS
St. Josephs National School
St. Michael's GFC
St. Nicholas Primary School
St. Pauls Gaelic Football Club
St. Pauls Primary School
St. Peters GAA Dunboyne
Trim Celtic AFC
Trim Football & Hurling Club
Walterstown Gaelic Football Club
Wilkinstown Community Centre Limited
Wolfe Tones GFC & HC
Yellow Furze National School
Volunteering is a valued part of the Intel culture. Throughout the company’s 50-plus year history they have encouraged it, facilitated it, and sought out ways to make it as meaningful and impactful as possible. Every year Intel Ireland employees volunteer thousands of hours in the communities where they live and work. Despite the challenges of the past year, once again people have found ways to support and help others, and as a result, in 2020 Intel employees volunteered more hours than ever before.
In 2020 Intel employees volunteered just over 164,500 hours that were eligible to be matched through this initiative resulting in a payout of €1,400,149 ($1,645,076) for 379 recipient organisations who are spread across 23 different counties.
In a specific response to the challenges of the pandemic, the Intel Foundation expanded the remit of the Matching Grant program in the last year to allow for hours to be logged by those home-schooling children. For many parents and guardians, their own world of work was swiftly transformed at a time when children pivoted towards home-schooling. The expanded scope of the program to include a match for home schooling hours recognises the efforts made by employees but also, has generated monetary grants for schools at a particularly challenging time. In total, more than €540,000 was donated to 131 Irish schools.
This is the second consecutive year that Intel Ireland will be donating over €1 million to community organisations and since Intel first implemented the current grant scheme, more than €7.6 million has been donated to charities, schools, sports clubs, social initiatives and community schemes across Ireland.