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Limerick-based charity’s partnership with lender is extended
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A POPULAR Limerick charity has had its partnership with the Sarsfield Credit Union extended by a year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
At the start of 2020, Dochas, which provides a supportive environment for children with autism across the city and county, won a popular vote among the lender s members to become its charity partner for the year.
However, come March, Limerick and the rest of Ireland went into lockdown in a bid to slow the spread of Covid-19. Since then, restrictions have remained in one form or another.
It has meant Dochas, which is based in Parnell Street, has been unable to fully benefit from being Sarsfield Credit Union s charity partner - a package which normally brings with it a cash prize, and year-long promotion from the branch.