Charities share £3m boost, thanks to shoppers
Supermarket giant T es co have thanked customers in the North East for helping provide a £3m boost for charities.
Three lifesaving charities have which have been hit by the COVID-19 crisis – Cancer Research UK, the British Heart Foundation and Diabetes UK – will share the cash raised by the firm's Tesco Health Charity Partnership appeal which ran in early September.
Customers reached the total by rounding up their bills to the nearest pound – raising nearly £1.5m, with Tesco matching contributions to bring the donation to £3m.
Due to the pandemic, the charity expect a steep decline in income this year due to the cancellation of fundraising events and temporary closure of shops.
Oonagh Turnbull, head of health campaigns at Tesco, said: “We are really delighted that our customers have been so generous in supporting these three very deserving charities. This has been an incredibly tough year and hopefully this donation will help those directly affected by cancer, heart and circulatory diseases or diabetes.”
Caro Evans, for Cancer Research UK, said: “We want to say a huge thank you to Tesco customers for raising such a fantastic amount of money. COVID-19 has severely impacted our income and we need help now more than ever before to continue our vital research.”
Amanda Bringans, of the British Heart Foundation, said: “We have been amazed by the incredible generosity of Tesco customers. Thank you to each and every person who donated.
Kath Abrahams, at Diabetes UK, said; “We want to thank all Tesco customers for helping to change and saving the lives of millions of people with diabetes.”