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International
Beverage ‘Spirit of Our Community’
Awards return for third year Local
community projects across Scotland to
share £25,000 fund.
Premium global spirits company
International Beverage has announced the
return of its community charity
initiative for a third consecutive year,
reinforcing the company’s ongoing
dedication to supporting meaningful
causes throughout Scotland.
First introduced in 2022, the Spirit of
Our Community Awards were created to
recognise and reward the people and
organisations making a positive
difference in Airdrie and Coatbridge,
where International Beverage’s head
office is located. In 2023, the
programme expanded to include two
additional regions surrounding the
company’s distilleries in Speyside and
the Highlands, reflecting its growing
impact across the country.
Now a bi-annual initiative, the 2025
awards will once again invite entries
from charities and non-profit
organisations across three distinct
zones:
- Zone 1:
Airdrie and Coatbridge (ML5 and ML6
postcodes)
- Zone 2:
Within a 35-mile radius of
Aberdeenshire’s Knockdhu Distillery
and Speyside’s Speyburn and
Balmenach Distilleries
- Zone 3:
Within a 35-mile radius of Pulteney
Distillery in Wick and Balblair
Distillery in Tain
In Zone 1, one
charity will receive a £10,000 grant,
with two £1,000 runner-up awards. Zones
2 and 3 will each present a £5,000 top
award, with a further five runner-up
prizes of £600 shared between both
regions.
Eligible charities and community groups
have eight weeks to submit their
applications before the midnight
deadline on Friday 28th November. All
submissions will be reviewed by a
judging panel made up of members of the
distillery teams and representatives
from International Beverage’s
long-standing charity partners.
Awards organiser and International
Beverage Business Support Manager Eileen
Rae said the team hopes to hear from a
diverse range of organisations,
particularly those able to demonstrate a
clear, positive impact on their local
communities.
She commented: "Our business has a
long-standing commitment to supporting
local communities and our Spirit of Our
Community awards scheme is testament to
this. We are very proud to be back for a
third year, and to continue to hear
stories from previous award recipients
of the difference our support has made
to their organisation and to people’s
lives.
"There are so many fantastic charities
and groups that carry out invaluable
work in our local communities, and we
really want to hear from them. Any
organisation that needs a helping hand
or has an initiative that needs funding,
regardless of their size or cause, is
encouraged to apply."
In 2023, the Moira Anderson Foundation
in Airdrie received the Zone 1 award.
The organisation supports children and
adults affected by childhood sexual
abuse, using the funding to expand its
therapy, counselling, and prevention
services. Charity Director Gillian
Urquhart said:
"Childhood sexual abuse is happening in
our communities every day and it
inflicts profound wounds that linger
into adulthood and can cast a long
shadow over survivors’ lives. This abuse
is often hidden but sadly it is not
rare. We received 803 new referrals last
year, which is a truly daunting
statistic, but we continue to rise to
the challenge. The invaluable support
provided by the Spirit of Our Community
Awards has helped the children, young
people and adults referred to us to
reach their outcomes and not let their
abuse define who they are and what they
can achieve."
Other 2023 recipients included:
- The
Watermill Foundation in Nairn –
£5,000 to help children with
physical and developmental
disabilities access cycling
opportunities.
- Ormlie
Community Hall in the Highlands –
£5,000 to support its social and
family care services.
- A further
£5,000 was shared among seven
runners-up: St Andrew’s Hospice,
Diamonds in the Community, James
Support Group, Seaboard Memorial
Hall, Culrain and District Hall
Committee, Young Enterprise Scotland
Highland & Moray, and Scotland’s
Charity Air Ambulance.
For more details
and to download an entry form, visit:
www.interbevgroup.com
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