Based in Castlebar, Co. Mayo for over 20 years, Fort Wayne Metals is a leading manufacturer of precision wire-based materials that their customers use in medical devices to help improve people’s lives around the globe.
Each year, employees at Fort Wayne Metals Ireland nominate a charity to support and they raise funds through a range of different fundraising events throughout the year.
Speaking on behalf of Fort Wayne Metals, Ireland, Carmel Keane Head of HR said:
“We are absolutely delighted to support the Sunflower Children’s Hospice as our Charity of the Year for 2026. At Fort Wayne Metals, our people are at the heart of everything we do, and each year our employees are invited to nominate and vote for the charity they feel most passionate about supporting.
The Sunflower Children’s Hospice was the clear number one choice, reflecting the strong connection our employees feel to this incredible project and the vital care it will provide to children and families across the West of Ireland.
This partnership is a meaningful opportunity for our workforce to come together, fundraise, and make a real difference in our community. We are proud to support the Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation in helping bring this much-needed children’s hospice to life.”
Martina Jennings, CEO Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation said:
“Sunflower Children’s Hospice is truly grateful to Fort Wayne Metals for designating us as their Charity of the Year for 2026. This partnership carries particular significance, given that Fort Wayne Metals is an organisation that holds people, community and meaningful impact as core values, principles that sit at the very heart of hospice care.
I would also like to sincerely thank the employees of Fort Wayne Metals for choosing to fundraise in support of the Sunflower Children’s Hospice. Partnerships like this play a vital role in helping us move closer to making this long-held vision a reality for children and families across the Western Seaboard.”
Funds raised through this partnership will support the development of the Sunflower Children’s Hospice, which will provide specialist palliative and respite care for children and young people with life-limiting illnesses, as well as essential emotional, practical and bereavement support for their families, across eight counties in the West of Ireland.
