February
2011
Restaurant chain donates life-changing money to The
Prince’s Trust
Restaurant chain, The Aagrah Group, has raised
£50,000 for The Prince’s Trust, helping unemployed young people
back into work.
This comes as one in five young people in
Yorkshire and The Humber (20 per cent) are struggling to find a
job. Across the region the number of young people trapped on
benefits for more than 12 months has recently hit a 13-year high as
well as increasing almost six-fold since before the recession.
At their annual charity dinner The Aagrah
Group raised £50,000, which will support The
Trust’s Development Award programme across the region. This
will help hundreds of disadvantaged young people across Yorkshire
to receive financial support, helping them access education,
training and employment.
Dominic Mills, 26, from Huddersfield, is one
such person who has managed to turn his life around thanks to The
Trust and is now an ambassador for the charity for his
inspirational work in the community. He visited Aagrah to receive
the donation on behalf of the charity along with Richard Jackson
MBE DL, Chairman of The Prince’s Trust Development Committee.
In 2005 Dominic was released from a nine month
prison sentence for robbery, but with help from The Prince’s Trust
Dominic has become an active member of the community and a role
model for others like him. Read more about Dominic's story.
Dominic said:
The £50,000 donated by Aagrah is a fantastic
amount of money and I hope it will go towards helping other young
people – like me - who just need a bit of support to change their
lives for the better.
Aagrah’s Managing Director Mohammed Aslam MBE commented:
Aagrah has always been a passionate supporter
of community projects and the company firmly believes that a
disadvantaged background should not be a barrier to success.
Aagrah has helped to change the lives of tens
of thousands of people from all backgrounds through its charity
wing known as Jannat Welfare International Trust, which has raised
more than £1.2 million pounds to date. Aagrah’s Annual dinner
supports various charities each year. Its inception 28 years ago is
in memory of Aagrah’s Chairman Mohammed Sabir MBE’s late son Sajid
Sabir.
The donation demonstrates Aagrah’s commitment to putting
something back into their local communities and to improve lives
and employment opportunities for people with disadvantaged
backgrounds.
For further information
please contact Warren Fiveash on 020 7543 1231 or email warren.fiveash@princes-trust.org.uk