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Schools welcome book donation from Amazon

Amazon’s Dunfermline team donates £2,000 of books to Fife schools

Three schools in the Fife area have received a donation of fiction books, worth over £2,000, from the team at Amazon in Dunfermline.

The donation of books was made to Cardenden Primary School, Masterton Primary School and Lochgelly South Primary School. Each school received 250 books from celebrated authors including David Walliams, Roald Dahl and Lewis Carroll.

All three schools are located in the Fife area and play a key role in developing local children’s skills for life and work, raising their awareness of opportunities available to them in once they leave school.

Speaking on the donation, Jamie Strain, General Manager at Amazon’s fulfilment centre in Dunfermline, said:

“We want to encourage the younger generation to read and use their imagination. We hope that these three excellent primary schools enjoy the donations and that the books bring lots of joy and inspiration to the pupils.”

Jade Burt, an employee at Amazon in Dunfermline whose son attends Lochgelly South Primary School, added:

“My son loves going to Lochgelly South Primary School and was thrilled to hear about the new books they had got from Amazon. Lochgelly South Primary School is an amazing school and I’m so glad they’re getting the recognition and support with this donation.”

Melinda Fleming, Principal Teacher from Cardenden Primary School, added:“We want to give a big thanks to the team at Amazon in Dunfermline for this donation of books. The pupils have been non-stop reading – they absolutely love their new books!”

Community donations and employee volunteering are just two of the ways Amazon supports the communities where it operates. Amazon co-founded The Big House Multibank in Fife with former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown to support to families in need. The Multibank network has now donated more than 7 million surplus goods to over 600,000 families across Scotland, Wales, Greater Manchester, London, Tees Valley and Birmingham.

Amazon has supported more than one million students across the UK with free STEM education programmes through Amazon Future Engineer and helps community organisations transport meals and other essentials to families in need through its pro bono logistics programme, Amazon Local Good.

Amazon partners with Comic Relief and is the official home of the charity’s iconic Red Nose. Together with its employees, customers, and partners, Amazon has raised over £4.8 million to fund projects that support people across the UK, and around the world.

Fort Kinnaird gifts hundreds of books to local charity

Fort Kinnaird has gifted £1,250 worth of books to Venchie Children & Young People’s Project to be given to children and young people in the South East of Edinburgh.

Venchie’s Children & Young People’s Project helps children and young people in Niddrie with a range of play, recreation, and issue-based youth work.

The donation means that the charity has been able to gift a diverse range of books covering a variety of genres and themes for different age groups, providing local youngsters with stories to read for enjoyment at home.

The books have been delivered by Venchie’s alongside special art boxes by to enable youngsters in the local area to keep being creative during lockdown.

The initiative has been led by Fort Kinnaird’s owner, British Land, and the National Literacy Trust through their ongoing partnership which is now in its tenth year.

This latest contribution is part of the shopping centre’s broader work in the community, which included the donation of 300 books during the first lockdown last year, as well as the installation of a Giving Box at Fort Kinnaird where visitors can make contactless donations to support local charities.

Susan Heron, Manager at Venchie Children & Young People’s Project, said: “The pandemic has impacted the families we help in all kinds of ways, and we’re incredibly thankful for all of the support Fort Kinnaird has given to us.

“These book donations have helped children of all ages across our community who might not have had access to them otherwise.”

Fort Kinnaird, Edinburgh. April 15 2021

Liam Smith, centre director at Fort Kinnaird, said: “We’ve been supporting Venchie’s Children & Young People’s Project for many years, and know they do an incredible job supporting youngsters in the local area.

“The past twelve months have been challenging for all charities, so it’s now more important than ever to keep supporting them as they continue to give back to those most in need.”

Jonathan Douglas, chief executive of the National Literacy Trust, said: “We know that 1 in 11 disadvantaged children do not have a single book at home and that this can be hugely detrimental to their development.

“Initiatives like these ensure local families have books to enjoy at home, and children’s imaginations and literacy skills can continue to thrive.”