Barbara’s championefforts for community

In 2019 alone, she raised £39,263.40.

Having worked for Asda since 2010, she began her journey as a Community Champion in March, 2012.

Reflecting on her role, Barbara said: “Since 2012, I have worked with over 40 groups, building relationships with each and every one of them along the way. Some of these groups include my local Dementia Group, Antrim Retirement Group and Rathenraw Youth Scheme, to name but a few. I also like to organise themed tombolas and bake sales to help raise funds for these local charities and organisations.

“Stuart, an Asda Antrim colleague, was going through cancer treatment recently and wanted to give something back to the hospital that was helping him. His colleagues completed the Belfast Marathon as a team, held bag packs, table quizzes and many smaller fundraising activities to raise money for this cause. This helped us raise a fantastic £10,207. The most recent Asda Foundation project I have supported saw the donation of £12,890 to The Family Caring Centre so they could refurbish their accommodation.

“My proudest moment would be the Strictly Come Dancing event we organised for Riverside Special School. Over the course of eight weeks, we taught families, friends and colleagues a number of dance routines that would then be performed on the final night. It was so lovely to see everyone come together for the cause and we raised a total of £10,890.58 to help transform the outside play area of the school,” she said.