Local projects benefit from Co-op Local Community Fund
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SIX local projects are to receive a funding boost in the current round of the Co-op's Local Community Fund awards.
Tanya Horne Dancers, No Limits Caithness, Caithness Ladies Football Club, John O'Groats Mill: a Power for the Community, The Healing Hub Oxygen Therapy Centre, Wick, and Castletown Primary School are the latest in the county to benefit from the fund, with six local good causes having shared £19,000 in November.
The causes directly benefit from Co-op members trading with the company across its food and funeral businesses. In addition to the personal benefits they receive for themselves, one per cent of the purchase value also goes into the local community fund pot. Members can decide how the money is allocated and are encouraged to select the causes they wish to support online.
Nick Crofts, president of the Co-op Council, said: “As a member-owned business with a presence in every community across the UK, the Co-op is continuing to create value for millions of members and thousands of local causes.
“By becoming a Co-op member not only are you receiving great personal rewards and benefits, you are directly helping to support vital community groups in your area.”
Rebecca Birkbeck, director of community and shared value at the Co-op, said: “Thanks to our members since 2016 more than £56 million has been raised for over 16,000 causes that make a real difference in their local communities.
“Whether it is by protecting and improving community spaces, helping people reach their full potential by developing their skills, or promoting health and wellbeing, the money generated by our Local Community Fund changes lives in communities across the UK.”
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