Tipperary groups benefit from Tesco community funding programme

Tesco Ireland has announced the 453 local projects that will participate in the new cycle of the Tesco Community Fund commencing 9th July.

For the next eight weeks, customers are being encouraged to use their blue tokens in Tesco’s 151 stores to vote for their preferred local cause enabling them to make a big difference in communities’ right across Ireland.

n Tipperary alone, the Tesco Community Fund has supported over 480 local projects to date donating over €100,000. For the next eight weeks Tesco’s stores across South Tipperary will be using their blue token to support a wide range of local projects:

• Shoppers in Tesco Cashel will be able to support St John The Baptist Boys National School, Rose Green Parents Association and Gavin Glynn Foundation.

• Tesco Clonmel will be supporting Sisters Of Charity National School, St Marys Choral Society Clonmel and Gavin Glynn Foundation.

• Tesco Tipperary will be supporting Gavin Glynn Foundation, Marlin Swimming Club and Hillwalking Radio Group Tipperary.

Christine Heffernan, corporate affairs director Tesco Ireland, commented: “At Tesco we are delighted to be able to support such amazing local initiatives through our Community Fund. The Tesco Community Fund is open to a wide variety of good causes or groups so if you think you know a local organisation that could benefit from some extra 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 Community Fund has helped over 11,000 local causes and projects by donating over €3 million in total.

Tesco customers can simply fill out a nomination form in store and every 8 weeks, three local causes will be selected for the Tesco Community Fund. And at the end of each phase, blue tokenvotes 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.