ScottishPower Foundation to give a record £1.8m to UK-based charities

ScottishPower Foundation will be supporting 26 UK-based charities this year with its biggest funding pot to date of £1.8m. The ScottishPower Foundation funding programme was unveiled earlier in the month at the National Theatre of Scotland in Glasgow, which is one of the projects set to benefit through funding for its Submarine Time Machine project, which will take place between April and June this year. Each of the 26 beneficiaries will deliver events, information or campaigns that directly benefit people living in their local communities or regions including a theatre event, a science learning programme and cancer respite care. This year in particular there has been a focus on non-profit organisations supporting young carers or people living with dementia. Beneficiaries include Children’s University Scotland, The Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (Scotland), and The Outward Bound Trust. Ann McKechin, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility at ScottishPower, said: "It’s been heartening to hear all about the work of these 26 projects and the invaluable services which they provide. The ScottishPower Foundation is committed to improving the lives of people living in our local communities and by delivering this funding we want to ensure the good work continues. This year will be the biggest funding year to date for the Foundation and I’m looking forward to seeing how all of the projects come to fruition.” The next available funding period for ScottishPower Foundation will be for 2018, with applications expected to open this summer. Details will be available on the Foundation’s site. Image: Ann McKechin with Simon Sharkey and students from St Joseph's Primary School in Glasgow: one of the schools to benefit from the Submarine Time Machine project

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