The team from Amazon Selling Partner Support (SPS) in Cork has donated equipment worth €130,000 to schools and charities across the county following a refurbishment of the Cork Airport Business Park office.
Amazon recently completed a refurbishment of its Cork headquarters and during the renovations, identified a number of schools and charities in Cork city centre and across the county to receive donations of desks, chairs, storage units, IT equipment and more.
Two Cork schools that received products from Amazon are Scoil Naomh Fionán Rennies and Scoil Ursula Primary School. In addition to the donation of products, each school also received financial donations of €1,000.
Located on the Cork’s south coast, Scoil Naomh Fionán Rennies has 148 pupils in eight classes. The staff provide a caring and fun atmosphere for the pupils, delivering a wide range of activities and learning opportunities. The school plans to spend the donation on supporting its digital infrastructure, which is designed to complement learning. This includes a typing club, assistive technology, use of tablets in station teaching and more.
Scoil Ursula Primary School in Blackrock promotes positive school, family and community links and supports charities in the community and across the world. Scoil Ursula Primary School plans to use the donation to help fund the purchase of books and equipment for its new library.
To mark the donations, the team from Amazon in Cork visited Scoil Ursula Primary School to deliver equipment such as computers, chairs, desks and lockers for the staff and pupils at the school. During the visit, the Amazon team also delivered a €1,000 donation.
Robert Owens, an employee from Amazon who took part in delivering the equipment, said:
“I’m proud to be part of a team at Amazon that can support charities and schools. As a parent of children of school going age, I feel reassured that all the pupils at the schools will have a better learning experience thanks to this donation.”
Darren Callanan, SPS Site Manager at Cork, added:
“Scoil Naomh Fionán Rennies and Scoil Ursula Primary School have such a positive impact on the pupils, staff and community. We hope these donations can help the schools continue to shape the minds of the future.”
David McCarthy, from Scoil Ursula Primary School, said:
“On behalf of the staff and pupils at Scoil Ursula, I would like to say thank you to the Amazon team in Cork. This donation has made a significant difference to our school and we couldn’t be more grateful for their generosity. We face huge socioeconomic challenges every day in Scoil Ursula and this donation has made such a tangible impact on our school and wider community. This donation has boosted staff and pupil morale at a time when we really needed it.”
The donation of equipment and furniture was made as part of the recent refurbishment of Amazon’s office in Cork. Amazon invested €5 million in the creation of its new-look premises, which offers a modern, safe, collaborative space for employees from across Ireland.
The donations to Scoil Naomh Fionán Rennies and Scoil Ursula Primary School were made as part of Amazon’s programme to support the communities in and around its operating locations in Ireland.