Testimonials
Butter Museum – Dr. Danielle O’Donovan, Project Director
The Butter Museum received funding from The Golden Jubilee Trust over winter 2024-5. The funding allowed us to co-design and pilot a range of learning activities with schools in Cork City and County. It was wonderful to have the creative freedom to experiment with schools over a number of sessions, both in school and at the museum. We made butter, handled museum objects and explored a range of online sources for the history of dairying. The funding has also allowed us to work with a designer to create online learning activities that explore topics as varied as The Táin Bó Cúailnge and the influence of butter on the development of Cork City. We’re so grateful to The Golden Jubilee Trust – the activities and resources we have created will be the foundation of our schools programme over many years.
Catherine Lascurettes – Nuffield
The Golden Jubilee Trust first invested in Nuffield Ireland in 2001, becoming one of Nuffield Ireland’s leading contributors and enabling the programme to expand to three scholarships per year.
The Golden Jubilee Trust’s long-term and loyal support, over more than two decades, has contributed significantly to the stability and confidence of Nuffield Ireland, helping to attract additional Investors and allowing the annual intake of Scholars to increase to as many as seven. This has helped to significantly strengthen Ireland’s contribution to, and influence within, the global Nuffield network.
Importantly, the Golden Jubilee Trust’s commitment has extended well beyond financial support. By showcasing the co-operative movement each year to all our new Scholars, and championing Scholars whose studies focus on relevant topics, the Trust ensured that Nuffield Scholarships fostered ambitious, independent thinking about farmer collaboration, ownership and influence. This has helped generate new ideas to improve farmers’ position in the food supply chain, strengthen rural enterprises and support the transition to more resilient and sustainable farming systems, delivering lasting benefits for farmers, food systems and rural communities across Ireland.
Aoibheann O’Brien – Food Cloud, Director of Innovation and Development
Without grant aid from the Golden Jubilee Trust, FoodCloud would not have been able to undertake the Hub and Host project, and rural communities across Ireland would continue to be underserved by food provision services.