A community organisation in Campbeltown has received a £5,000 donation from the team at Amazon Development Centre Scotland in Edinburgh.
Kintyre Recycling was formed as a response to the need for inclusive employment for those with special needs. The community-led organisation delivers opportunities and support for people who are facing barriers to employment.
The opportunities provided by Kintyre Recycling are funded through the recycling of waste, generating an income for the charity’s community support programmes.
In addition to creating employment opportunities, Kintyre Recycling also supports the community through a number of programmes, including the charity’s current drive to provide school uniforms for families in need.
The donation from Amazon was used to enable Kintyre Recycling Limited to work along with Argyll and Bute Council in delivering the School Uniform Project in the Kintyre area.
The aim of this project is to work towards the reduction of waste, whilst helping families with the cost of school uniforms for their children from Nursery up to senior school age.
The company collects, sorts, organises cleaning and presenting used uniform items for collection from the Kintyre Recycling’s’ Hazelburn premises in Campbeltown.
This has created an employment opportunity for a member of staff who was encountering some issues due to learning difficulties in finding suitable work in Campbeltown. This person is now currently employed to work for 2 days each week on this project.
Tricia McNicol-Cook, from Kintyre Recycling, said: “I would like to say thank you to Amazon for supporting us with this donation.
“Gestures like this enable our team to help more people in our community and everyone at Kintyre Recycling appreciates the support of the Amazon team.”
Jenni Minto, MSP for Argyll and Bute, added: “I am so pleased to see that Amazon has recognised the important work that Kintyre Recycling does within the community.
“I have had the pleasure of visiting the team and have seen how much their work means to them all and the benefits it gives the wider community.”
Speaking on the donation, Oliver Masting, Managing Director at Amazon Development Centre Scotland, said: “We are proud to support Kintyre Recycling and we hope that with this donation, the team can continue its great work.”
The charities received the donations as part of Amazon’s programme to support the communities around its operating locations across the UK.
Amazon is providing disadvantaged students with online STEM courses as well as teaming up with charity partner Magic Breakfast and delivering more than five million healthy meals to families in disadvantaged areas across the country.