Tesco and charities team up

CHARITIES have linked with Tesco to launch a campaign to raise much-needed funds to help people in Portsmouth lead healthier lives.

Tesco stores across the city are coming together to support the Tesco Health Charity Partnership and raise money for Cancer Research UK, the British Heart Foundation and Diabetes UK from September 13-26.

Tesco customers can make a donation by rounding up the amount they spend in stores to the nearest £1 at self-service checkouts.

All funds raised will go directly to the three charities, which are part of the ‘Helping you to live healthier’ partnership.

Oonagh Turnbull, head of health campaigns at Tesco, said: ‘Cancer, heart and circulatory diseases and type 2 diabetes are three of the biggest health challenges of our time, touching the lives of millions of people every year. But without donations, the work of our charity partners to prevent the harm these conditions cause just can’t continue.

‘There is a need to build understanding of how to minimise certain risk factors – for example, by making healthier food choices, because this can make a big difference to your risk of these conditions in the future.

‘With our partner charities, we aim to raise awareness and millions of pounds to help carry on saving

and improving lives. From advances in prevention and early diagnosis to breakthroughs in research into cures and treatments, we need the help of people in Portsmouth to raise vital funds that will help to reduce the risk of these life-threatening conditions, now and in the future.’