Sir Robert McAlpine giving back with Strong Foundations Grant

3rd November 2021

Did you know that Sir Robert McAlpine has provided £100,000 in support to 40 community projects across the country this year?

It’s all part of their Strong Foundations Grant initiative which aims to help them give back to the communities closest to their projects and offers their people the chance to choose where the funds are distributed.

Following a successful pilot in Manchester and Salford last year, for 2021 they launched funds for eight locations across the country: Bristol, London, Oxford, Edinburgh, Manchester, Knutsford, West Hyde and Kettering. Eligible community and charity organisations were able to apply for a share of the £100k Strong Foundations Grant via the ActionFunder platform.

Applications were whittled down to a shortlist in each region, with judging panels made up of Sir Robert McAlpine colleagues making the final selection and awarding schemes up to £3,000 or up to £5,000 in London. From the positive feedback already received it’s clear the Strong Foundations grants will make a big difference to those communities benefitting from them.

I am writing to sincerely thank The Sir Robert McAlpine Foundation for the amazing £4,439 grant you recently awarded us to help refurbish our family wellbeing room at the hospice. This will really help us create a friendly and relaxing space where relatives, friends and carers can spend time before, during or after their visit to their loved one on the inpatient unit.

“Thank you so much. We are celebrating the official opening of our dementia-friendly allotment this week and are excited to start welcoming older people to enjoy gardening and the outdoors with us!!” Alive Dementia-Friendly Allotment

“We are incredibly grateful to have received funding of £2,052 to support our dads in the Woods project. Since April we’ve welcomed over 60 different Dads and their kids to our fun, safe, outdoor activity sessions.” Dads in the Wood

“We are absolutely delighted to have received this funding and support from Sir Robert McAlpine. The project is a community build of a fully accessible bothy in the middle of Edinburgh, made of sustainable materials and techniques, like straw-bale, timber, clay, lime and a green roof. This funding will support an expert Green Build Manager to teach volunteer trainees these skills and support them to build this new community facility together.” Brigend Eco-bothy build

For more information on the Strong Foundations Grant, visit SRM.com

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