Saddleworth Independent, 14th July 2019
Since its launch in 2015, the Tesco’s Bags of Help scheme, run in partnership with environmental charity Groundwork, has provided over 25,000 community projects across the country with more than £75 million. This round offers special grants that will see shoppers vote for one of three groups or organisations to receive £25,000, £15,000 and £10,000. Customers will be able to cast their votes using a token given to them at check out whenever they shop in-store.
In the months of July and August, the focus will be on projects which support health and well-being, with priority placed on cancer, heart diseases and diabetes. Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) is one of the nominees at Tesco’s Greenfield, along with Maggie Oldham and Street Games UK.
“Bags of Help contributes funds to community projects up and down the country and we’ve been overwhelmed by the response from customers voting in their local stores,” said Alec Brown, Head of Community at Tesco.
Groundwork’s National Chief Executive stated: “Bags of help continues to enable local communities to improve the local spaces and places that matter to them.”
