AMAZON delivered generous handouts to two of Warrington’s mental health charities at a recent three-day event held by the brand.

The event, held at the Omega site, welcomed employee’s over from America to check out some of the great local organisations Amazon Warrington works with.

Both charities, Armed Forces Community Support Centre and Speak Up, joined the celebrations as special guests and received a £5,000 donation each.

The former provides support for veterans in Warrington, including putting on social events, helping with housing and financial troubles and providing wellbeing support and services.

Speak Up meanwhile created the ‘Pause and Get Warrington Talking’ initiative, which focuses on improving people’s mental health through events, networking, and conversations around mental health and suicide prevention.Warrington Guardian: 'Armed Forces Community Support Centre' and 'Speak Up' were the two charities that received donations of £5,000 each. 'Armed Forces Community Support Centre' and 'Speak Up' were the two charities that received donations of £5,000 each. (Image: Newsquest)

A spokesman of the Armed Forces Community Support Centre said: “On behalf of myself and the team, I would like to thank the team at Amazon Warrington for this donation and the opportunity to promote our work.

“It is support like this that helps us continue our services and spread awareness around veterans’ mental health.”

Donations were given to the well-deserving charities as part of Amazon’s new initiative to support the communities in and around its operating locations across the UK.

James Pitt, site leader at Amazon Warrington spoke of the success of the event, saying: “It was great showcase some of the excellent programmes we run at Amazon in Warrington to our colleagues from America, supporting two fantastic local charities.

“It was a brilliant way to close out the visit.

“We would like to thank Speak Up and Armed Forces Community Support Centre for their contribution to our community and hope these donations helps boost their services.”

Amazon employee Melvin Sanders, who attended the event, added: “It is great to have events like this on site. I love learning more about the charity projects our team supports and how the money is helping people in our community.”Warrington Guardian: The event held at Amazon Warrington in Burtonwood included a range of activities for employees and guests including as a smoothie vendor, a DJ, and yoga sessions. The event held at Amazon Warrington in Burtonwood included a range of activities for employees and guests including as a smoothie vendor, a DJ, and yoga sessions. (Image: Newsquest)