Update Give Me Five Award (Shropshire Star)
By admin
Issued on behalf of the Principality Building Society
BOWLERS in the Welsh Borders village of Weobley have already cashed in on an award from Wales’ largest building society.
Sixty years to the day after Weobley and District Bowling Club was formed its members were celebrating the opening of their new green on the edge of the village, thanks to a successful £130,000 fundraising campaign.
The green was officially opened earlier this summer, with the help of a donation from Principality Building Society who are now offering community groups throughout the region the chance to cash in themselves – with the Shropshire Star-Principality Give Me Five award.
Principality has teamed up with the Shropshire Star to give away the £5,000 award to a group or charity in the Shropshire, Mid Wales and Borders area – and applications and enquiries for the money are already coming in.
Designed to help community organisations and charities make a real difference to the communities they serve, the Give Me Five campaign aims to give those groups the chance to kick-start, complete or continue the good work of a worthwhile project close to the needs of its community.
The £5,000 award for the region covered by the Shropshire Star is one of five similar awards being given away this summer across Wales and the Borders by Principality Building Society to mark Principality’s achievement in reaching the significant milestone of £5 billion in assets.
Principality chief executive Peter Griffiths said: “We have already received entries from a number of communities across the area for a wide range of projects that could benefit from the £5,000 award. But there is still plenty of time for others to get their applications in and we would encourage as many Shropshire Star readers as possible to make a claim on the money for a community campaign close to their hearts.
“The Shropshire Star-Principality Give Me Five £5,000 award will be given to a clearly-defined project which is making – or will make – a difference to the people within its community. It needs to be full of life, close to the community it serves, meets a defined need and is innovative.”
So, if you are involved in a project – or you benefit from or just know of one – that could do with a £5,000 injection of support to make a big difference to your community, then apply today for the Shropshire Star-Principality Give Me Five award.
Nominations can be made by filling in the form alongside and we’ll send you an application form; or you can download a form from the Principality website at www.principality.co.uk/givemefive; call Give Me Five awards co-ordinator Pat Ashman on Cardiff 029 2077 3318; or pick up an application form at any Principality Building Society branch. The closing date for applications is September 14, 2007.
