Use your blue tokens for community causes

FOR the next six weeks, Tesco customers are being encouraged to make use of their blue tokens in their stores to vote for their preferred local community cause.

In Cork alone, the Tesco Community Fund has supported 1,023 projects to date donating over €310,000 since 2014. Shoppers in Tesco Ballincollig will be able to support Mallow United Football Club and Aghbullogue GAA and Ballincollig Table Tenis. Tesco Mahon will be supporting Mallow United Football Club, Re-homing Cork Pets and Blackrock Girls Primary School. Tesco Mitchelstown will be able to support Araglen GAA, Ballylanders Bord Na Nog and Michelstown Macre Na Firme. Tesco Mallow will be able to support Mallow United Football For All, Kilshannig Ladies Club and Clyda Rovers Football Club. Tesco Dennehy’s Cross Exp will be supporting Mallow United Football Club, Hope 4 The Homeless and Innishvilla Soccer Club. Tesco Paul St Cork will be able to support Mallow United Football Club, Turners Cross Defibrillator Fund and Mayfield United Under 13. Tesco St Finbarrs Express will be able to support Mallow United Football Club, Middle Parish Meals On Wheels and Douglas Young At Heart

Aoife Donohoe, Head of Corporate Affairs Tesco Ireland said: “At Tesco we are delighted to see the Community Fund support such wonderful local initiatives. The Tesco Community Fund is open to a wide variety of good causes or groups so if you know a local cause that could benefit from some funding, please nominate them in store today. And don’t forget to vote for your preferred cause each time you shop using your blue token, because it really does make a difference.”

The Community Fund helps a wide variety of local projects, supporting communities throughout Ireland by helping causes to reach their potential. Since 2014, Tesco through the fund has helped over 12,000 local projects by donating over €3.6 million in total.

Every 8 weeks, Tesco customers are invited to simply fill out a nomination form in store with three local causes being selected for the Tesco Community Fund. And at the end of each phase, blue token votes are counted and up to €1,000 is shared proportionally between the three local causes. Further information and criteria for entry is available on www.tesco.ie/ communityfund.