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Waitrose Hythe and Dibden to donate £1,000 a month each to local good causes
Community projects in Hythe (Hampshire) and Hythe (Kent) are set to benefit from £24,000 of funding this year thanks to a new initiative – ‘Community Matters’ – which is being launched in August.
Each month, Waitrose Partners will choose three causes to benefit from a share of each supermarket’s £1,000 regular donation. Waitrose Dibden will be supporting:
- Age Concern, New Forest East
- Hythe Strikers - local football team
- New Forest Disabled Driving - helping those who are disabled out around the New Forest in ponies and carts
Shoppers at the checkout will each be handed a green token which they can place into one of three labelled boxes at the store exit, allowing them to learn about and vote for the cause they would like to support. The more nominations a cause gets, the greater the share of the donation they will receive.
Shoppers can also join Waitrose Dibden in supporting community projects by nominating causes that are important to them by simply filling in a ‘Waitrose Community Matters’ leaflet at the Welcome Desk in store. All types of causes such as senior citizen homes, local schools and youth projects are poised to benefit from the scheme.
‘Community Matters’ is a corporate and social responsibility (CSR) initiative which will see all 190 Waitrose food shops across the UK donate money to local causes every month.
Chris Parry, Branch Manager of Waitrose Dibden, adds: “We’re passionate about our community and as a team are very proud to be working on such a worthwhile scheme. We look forward to seeing lots of nominations from our customers in the coming months.”
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