The Hollie Gazzard Trust is bidding for a cash boost from the Tesco Stronger Starts scheme.
Stronger Starts provides grant awards of up to £1,500 to local community projects, with a particular focus on children and young people.
Three groups in every community have been shortlisted to receive grant awards and Tesco customers can vote for the group they think should take away the top award in their local Tesco store.
Hollie Gazzard Trust is one of the groups on the shortlist in Tesco in Gloucester, the participating stores below:
Gloucester 2498 The Forum – Market Parade Small unit GL1 1RL
Gloucester 6819 Gloucester Sth Gt Exp Small unit GL1 1TP
Gloucester 2581 Gloucester Large unit GL1 2SG
Gloucester 6313 Ldn Rd Gloucester Exp Small unit GL1 3NU
Gloucester 5166 Lysons Ave Gloucs Exp Small unit GL1 5SY
Gloucester 2925 Longlevens Gloucs Exp Small unit GL2 0AW
Gloucester 6066 Gloucester Qued Exp Small unit GL2 2GT
Gloucester 3074 Quedgeley Extra Large unit GL2 4PF
Gloucester 4813 Hardwicke Exp Small unit GL2 4PY
Gloucester 6654 Gloucester Churchdown Small unit GL3 1JN
Gloucester 5363 Gloucester Brck Extra Large unit GL3 4AA
Gloucester 6792 Gloucester Witcmb Exp Small unit GL4 0PG
Gloucester 6375 Gloucs Panswck Rd Exp Small unit GL4 4BS
Gloucester 2346 Gloucestr Mead Rd Exp Small unit GL4 5GL
Gloucester 5259 Eastern Av Glcstr Exp Small unit GL4 6QS
To check the location of any of the above stores, please go to the Tesco website here: http://www.tesco.com/store-locator/uk
Nick Gazzard said: ”We are really grateful to Tesco for the opportunity. The charity relies on the kindness and generosity of of local businesses and individuals to be able to continue to do what we do. The training we carry out in schools to educate young people on important issues is going from strength to strength. To all our loyal supporters – don’t forget to drop your blue tokens in to the Hollie Gazzard Trust section in Tesco in Gloucester in July/August – every vote counts!”
Voting is open in Tesco stores from July to end of September. Customers will cast their vote using a blue token given to them at the check-out each time they shop.
Tesco’s Stronger Starts – previously known as Tesco Community Grants – has already provided over £133 and over 65,000 projects across Britain.
This £5m Stronger Starts grant programme, delivered in partnership with Groundwork UK, helps schools and children’s groups provide nutritious food and healthy activities that support young people’s physical health and mental wellbeing, such as breakfast clubs or snacks, and sports equipment for after school clubs.
Claire de Silva, Tesco UK Head of Communities and Local Media, said: “Helping schools and children’s groups access the food and resources they need is vitally important in getting children a stronger start in life. Children with enough food have more energy, better concentration, and ultimately achieve more too.”
Graham Duxbury, Groundwork’s UK Chief Executive, said: “As a community charity, we have seen first-hand how schools and other groups supporting young people have been playing a much bigger role in ensuring children are getting a healthy start to the day and getting access to spaces and services to support physical activity and mental health. Family budgets are tight and school budgets are tight, but it’s so important that children stay fed, fit and focused, so we’re delighted to be able to prioritise these activities alongside Tesco with the Stronger Starts programme.”
Funding is available to community groups and charities looking to fund local projects that bring benefits to communities, particularly those helping to provide food and giving children the support they need for a good start in life.
Anyone can nominate a project and organisations can apply online. To find out more visit tescoplc.com/strongerstarts