27-04-2025
Awards company pledged £100,000 for Bellshill charity
Oceanic Awards, which hosts over 150 award ceremonies every year, has pledged to raise the funds for The Well Foundation over the next two years.
The Well Foundation is a volunteer-led charity based in Bellshill, which is committed to community development.
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They recently launched the Well Foundation Sports Academy, a community sports initiative aimed at getting children and young people from deprived backgrounds involved in sport.
As part of its pledge, Oceanic Awards will collect donations for The Well Foundation at all of its Scotland-based award ceremonies, including the Scottish Curry Awards, Scottish Hair & Beauty Awards, and the Scottish Women's Awards.
The Well Foundation is a volunteer-led charity based in Bellshill (Image: Supplied) Irfan Younis, founder of Oceanic Awards, said: "It's a pleasure for us to continue working with The Well Foundation.
"Their work has a real, visible impact, not just overseas, but right here in our communities and that is our focus for the next two years.
"Anyone who visits their base in Lanarkshire can see the dedication and heart that goes into everything they do.
"It's a privilege to support such a passionate team, and we're excited about what we can achieve together over the next two years."
Oceanic Awards has raised close to £1 million for charity over the last 17 years by partnering with charities such as Make a Wish UK, Make a Wish Ireland, Penny Appeal, and World Care Foundation.
For the next two years, the Well Foundation will be Oceanic Awards' main charity partner.
They will arrange various activities to raise funds and awareness for charity and the work that it does.
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Fahim Baqir, chair of The Well Foundation, said: "Our partnership with Oceanic Awards has already helped us achieve incredible things including raising the funds needed to build a much-needed well in Somalia.
"This new pledge will allow us to focus even more on local projects here in the UK over the next two years.
"We're proud to be working alongside an organisation that truly understands the importance of giving back, both globally and right here at home."
