With thanks to a grant from enfinium, a leading UK energy-from-waste (EfW) operator, the annual SNAPS Superhero Challenge made a successful return to Leeds this September to fundraise for local support services for children with additional needs.
Taking place at the John Charles Centre for Sport on Sunday, 8th September, the accessible ‘fun run’ style family event is designed to be entirely accessible and inclusive for children of all ages and abilities. Participants were able to choose their own distance target and either walk, run or wheel their way to the finish line, raising money to help the charity to deliver its vital services.
SNAPS is a Leeds-based charity that supports children with additional needs and their families through physiotherapy, leisure services and a supportive environment. The event was sponsored by several businesses including enfinium, with funding provided through a £50,000 Community Benefit Fund from enfinium’s nearby Skelton Grange energy-from-waste facility, currently under construction.
Lisa Morton, Head of Fundraising at SNAPS, said: “We want to offer a huge thanks to enfinium for supporting our charity event with this grant. Our services don’t receive government funding so events like the Superhero Challenge are a major part of our fundraising. Every penny we raise from pre-registrations and on-the-day activities will go towards our weekly services to support the health and wellbeing of our children and their parent/carers – and enfinium have really helped make that happen.”
Philip Curds, Head of ESG and Sustainability at enfinium, said: “We will always be a good neighbour to the communities in which we operate and are delighted to be supporting the important work that SNAPS do to support children with additional needs and their families. We look forward to seeing how this grant – and the other grants we will be making over the coming months and years – make a real difference.”
enfinium’s £50,000 Community Benefit Fund has been made available to community groups and organisations in Leeds via enfinium Skelton Grange, which is currently under construction and scheduled for completion in 2025.
Applications to enfinium’s Community Benefit Fund are still open and will be accepted from projects or organisations that will directly benefit the communities neighbouring the facility’s site. Organisations who are based outside of this area are also eligible to apply for grants, as long as they can prove how the award of funding will have a beneficial impact on these communities. Applications are welcomed from registered charities, schools, places of learning, not-for-profit companies, community organisations and groups – including those supported by public funding.
All applications must demonstrate that the project or event in question will either deliver environmental benefits (such as the promotion of clean energy, waste reduction and/or recycling improvements), improve standards of health, safety and wellbeing, or enhance the wider community. This could mean promoting skills and educational development, environmental improvements or activity that helps boost community cohesion.
Application criteria and application forms can be downloaded from the project website: www.enfinium.co.uk/facilities/skelton-grange. For more information please call 0800 422 0036 or email skeltongrange@enfinium.co.uk.
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About enfinium
enfinium is a leading UK energy from waste operator with four operational sites in the UK, in West Yorkshire, Kent and Flintshire, and two in construction. enfinium diverts 2.3 million tonnes of unrecyclable waste from climate-damaging landfill, putting it to good use by turning it into home grown energy, enough to power 500,000 UK homes. enfinium’s ambition is to transform its facilities into local ‘decarbonisation hubs’ powered by the millions of tonnes of unrecyclable waste the UK will produce for decades to come. Using existing energy from waste infrastructure, enfinium could contribute to heat networks, produce electrolytic hydrogen, or use carbon capture technology to provide durable, high quality carbon removals which will be critical for the UK to achieve net zero by 2050. For more on enfinium, please visit www.enfinium.co.uk.
