Between 1st March and 30th April we are taking part in the green coin vote In Tesco bidding to bag a massive cash boost for the work we need done in our garden, from the Tesco Bags of Help initiative.
Tesco teamed up with Groundwork to launch its community funding scheme, which sees grants of up to £4,000, up to £2,000 and £1,000 raised from carrier bag sales in Tesco stores awarded to local community projects. greenspace scotland is working with Groundwork to provide support to communities in Scotland.
Three groups in every Tesco region have been shortlisted to receive the cash award and shoppers are being invited to head along to Tesco stores to vote for who they think should take away the top grant.
Milngavie Primary School and Early Learning Centre Garden is one of the groups on the shortlist.
We are hoping to raise money to help us re-vamp and improve our outdoor classroom. We need to replace rotting and broken retaining posts with stone-filled gabions and improve our ramp to make the garden fully wheelchair accessible.
Please vote for our project at your local Tesco Store – our garden is a very valuable outdoor classroom where our children learn about growing food and protecting wildlife. It is also a beautiful space which the community can visit and enjoy throughout the year. It is maintained by the parents and children of Milngavie ELC and Primary School and used regularly by all of our children, and also local community groups including Milngavie in Bloom. It was created in 2000, and has given us a fabulous place to play and explore, as well as a rich learning environment for all areas of the curriculum, including literacy, numeracy and science. Your votes will help us repair it and safeguard its existence for future generations. Please vote when you visit the store, and encourage everyone you know to help us win.
Voting is open in all Tesco stores throughout January and February. Customers will cast their vote using a token given to them at the check-out in store each time they shop.
Tesco’s Bags of Help project has already delivered over £40 million to 9,700 projects up and down the UK. Tesco customers get the chance to vote for three different groups every time they shop. Every other month, when votes are collected, three groups in each of Tesco’s regions will be awarded funding.
Tony McElroy, Tesco’s Head of Communications in Scotland, said:
“We are absolutely delighted to open the voting for January and February. There are some fantastic projects on the shortlists and we can’t wait to see these come to life in hundreds of communities.”
Emma Halliday, Community Enabler Coordinator at greenspace scotland, said:
“We’ve been thrilled to see the diversity of projects that have applied for funding, ranging from outdoor classrooms, sports facilities, community gardens, play areas and everything in between.
“We’re looking forward to learning the results of the customer vote and then supporting each group to bring their project to life.”
Funding is available to community groups and charities looking to fund local projects that bring benefits to communities. Anyone can nominate a project and organisations can apply online. To find out more visit www.tesco.com/bagsofhelp.
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NOTES TO EDITORS:
- The Bags of Help initiative is supported by money raised from carrier bag sales in Tesco stores.
- So far Bags of Help has awarded £40 million to more than 9,700 community projects.
- For more information please visit: www.tesco.com/bagsofhelp.
