Great Irish Bake for Temple Street raises €3,600 from Louth Tesco stores
TESCO’S motto is every little helps, and customers and staff in their Co Louth stores were able to help raise funds to the tune of €3,600 in aid of Temple Street Children’s University Hospital.
Tesco colleagues nationwide come together once a year to host the Great Irish Bake to raise funds for their national charity partner Temple Street. This year, the funds raised will help Temple Street purchase specialised Speech and Language equipment, used in the treatment of children with cleft palette.
Now in its fourth year, Tesco’s 150 stores nationwide raised €112,000 in just one day alone.
Customers were invited to pop in-store and indulge in a sweet treat or two, prepared by the dedicated Tesco staff, while raising vital funds for the little heroes of Temple Street.
Tesco Ireland, has fundraised over €3million for the hospital to date, helping it buy much needed life-saving equipment. Recently extending its partnership with Temple Street, Tesco employees across the country are aiming to raise €5 million in 5 years, before the end of 2019.
“It’s fantastic to see another successful year of the Great Irish Bake, raising vital funds for our charity partner Temple Street is so important to us,” said Christine Heffernan, Corporate Affairs Director at Tesco Ireland.
“I would like to thank all Tesco colleagues and customers in Co Louth and nationwide who remain committed to this cause year on year.”
Each year Temple Street Children’s University Hospital treats over 145,000 children from across the country and operates the busiest A&E department in Europe. Through the charity partner programme, Tesco colleagues and customers can help little people from all over Ireland get better and be real life heroes to children.