Tesco shopper selects Caring Together Charity to receive a £5,000 donation
Caring Together Charity is celebrating after being selected by a Tesco customer to receive a £5,000 donation.
Tesco customers at Ely Superstore were given the chance to take part in a lucky dip to find a golden version of Tesco’s famous blue voting token.
Caring Together Charity was one of three local charities or schools that customers could vote for to receive the £5,000 Golden Grant as part of Tesco’s Stronger Starts scheme.
Anna Marsden, grants officer at Caring Together Charity, said: “We are so grateful to Tesco and its customers for choosing us to receive this generous grant. It will make such a difference to so many children’s lives in and around Ely. The formative years in any person’s life are so important, and we will now get to work in using this money to help local children get as good a start in life as we can give them.”
Over one hundred Tesco stores across the country took part in the Golden Grants event, with £500,000 in total being donated to good causes that help children and young people.
Spencer Whitcombe, community champion at Ely Superstore, said: "We are excited and honoured to be able to serve the local community. We take our role very seriously and always look to see how we can make a difference. This is another example of the key role Tesco plays in Ely and the surrounding areas supporting various charities and organisations.
Stronger Starts helps schools and children’s groups provide nutritious food and healthy activities that support young people’s physical health and mental wellbeing, such as breakfast clubs or snacks, as well as purchasing equipment for healthy activities.
Claire De Silva, Head of Communities at Tesco said: “We are incredibly proud to award Golden Grants to over one hundred schools and local projects, supporting the vital work they do for our children and communities. Since we launched our grants programme in 2016, more than £120 million has been given to more than 67,000 local schools and community groups.”
Golden Grants are part of Tesco’s £8 million Stronger Starts grant programme, which is delivered in partnership with the charity Groundwork UK.