Dublin Region Benevolent Fund presented €27,620 to ElectricAid in ESB HO 27 Fitzwilliam Street D2 on the 13th of March 2023
Overview of Dublin Region Benevolent Fund
Dublin Region Benevolent Fund was set up to assist ESB employees in the Dublin Region in times of hardship, supporting many employees over its long history. This was a confidential service supported the EAP’s. Examples of support received by ESB employees from this fund include assisting families suffering financial difficulty due to alcoholism or other addictions (drugs, gambling etc). In addition, families were supported on the death of a spouse or with serious illness. Funds were deducted from source, Payroll assisted in this process and the committee met regularly to agree the allocation of funds. Assistance claims reduced during the nineties and for the last twenty years have been negligible. The Fund’s ongoing purpose has included the running of an annual Christmas party for pensioners and providing for the quarterly raffle for members and pensioners. Declining membership numbers among active staff resulted in the entire committee being made up of retired members and the decision was taken by the AGM in December 2023 to wind up the fund and distribute the remaining funds.
The fund was governed by a constitution and the winding up process adhered to same. ElectricAid was nominated as the charity of choice at the final AGM. The Dublin Region Benevolent Fund membership committee at wind up was Joe Gavaghan, Jim Dillon, John Blake, Tommy Quinn, Paddy O’Rourke, and John Stafford.
Contribution to EA 13.3.2023
On the 13th of March 2023, Joe Gavaghan, Dublin Region Benevolent Fund, Jim Dillon Dublin Region Benevolent Fund and John Blake Dublin Region Benevolent Fund met Shana Dillion P&OD Senior Manager, Judith Doherty EA Chairperson, Orla Gallagher CSR Manager & Aoife Boyle CSR Coordinator to present a cheque for €27,620 to EA. ElectricAid was delighted to receive this generous contribution. EA committed to allocating this contribution to a specific project and communicating this to the Dublin Region Benevolent Fund members.
The committee members unable to attend on the 13th of March were Tommy Quinn, Paddy O’Rourke, and John Stafford.
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