Older people in Northumberland benefit from Four Figure donation from local merchandise company

Representatives from Age UK Northumberland were delighted to receive the four-figure sum from local merchandise supplier, Pro-Ad Ltd, which was raised during the company’s 40^th birthday celebrations earlier this year.

Loren Nardini, Commercial Director for Pro-Ad Ltd says:

“We have been based in Morpeth for 40 years now and see the great work that Age UK Northumberland does to support older people in the community. We wanted to use our celebrations to make a difference and this seemed to be an obvious choice.”

“We talked with our team and customers and agreed to donate £40 from every order over £500 to Age UK Northumberland. Our customers really got involved and loved the fact that they were supporting such an important charity.”

The cheque for £2,360 was presented to Amy Whyte, Chief Executive of Age UK Northumberland.  She says:

“We are bowled over by this generous donation from local business, Pro-Ad. It means so much to a charity like ourselves, who are dependent on fundraising, grants and kind donations to fund our services.  It’s brilliant to see a local business looking outside of their immediate needs to support others in the community.”

Pro-Ad Ltd is a family run business, established by Carlo Nardini in 1982. Carlo set out to create a portfolio of products that people could keep and remember events and businesses by.  Forty years later Pro-As supplies over 100,000 products to companies across the world.

To find out more about how Age UK Northumberland can support you, please get in touch with our friendly, dedicated team for a confidential chat on 01670 784 800 or you can email info@ageuk-northumberland.org.uk

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Jill Lloyd, Marketing and Business Development Manager

E: jill.lloyd@ageuk-northumberland.org.uk. | T: 01670 784 800 | M: 07710 701106

Notes to Editors

About Age UK Northumberland

Age UK Northumberland is an independent local charity which provides services for older adults throughout Northumberland.  The central service at the charity is free information, advice and advocacy; other services are designed to meet local needs and currently include: day care, personal care, exercise and falls prevention classes, lunch clubs and day centres.

Age UK Northumberland was registered with the Charity Commission in 1998. We are a brand partner within a network of 170 Age UKs, each an independent charity working to support local older adults.  We are funded thanks to the generous donations from members of the public, legacies, paid for services and fundraising activities.