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Spar unveils £100k Community Cashback winners

The scheme, which launched in April, received more than 4,000 applications during the application process.

Spar has revealed the winners of the UK-wide £100,000 Community Cashback scheme launched in April.

Consumers from across the UK applied for a grant for an organisation they felt deserved funding, by sharing the exceptional contribution they have made to their community and what the grant would be put towards. More than 4,000 applications were received during the process, which ran from 14 April – 4 May.

The scheme has awarded 30 grants - 5 x £10,000, 5 x £5,000, 5 x £2,000, and 15 x £1,000 - to local voluntary or community organisations from all regions across the UK. The five worthy winners of £10,000 are:

● Voluntary organisation NorthumbriaBlood Bikes that provides a vitalout-of-hours transportation serviceto the NHS and transport anythingfrom blood to baby milk and equipmentthrough to medication acrossthe entire Northeast area.

● Stoke & Staffordshire DownsSyndrome Social Group offerschildren and adults with DownsSyndrome a safe, fun, and sociableplace to meet with others whohave Downs Syndrome.

● West Dunbartonshire-based BagsFull of Love that aims to provideevery child entering fosterand kinship care receive a new backpack filled with new clothing, comfort, and personal care items that they can call their own.

● Woodlanders Pre-school which provides early years care and education to children in Ashburton and the surrounding area in Devon

● Community Rescue Service provides all aspects of search and rescue operated by volunteers from communities across Northern Ireland.

Suzanne Dover, Spar UK Brand and Marketing Director, said: “Our Spar stores around the UK believe in nurturing their neighbourhoods and supporting the communities they serve, and we are delighted to be able to supplement their local efforts with this national campaign.

“Times are tough for charity and support groups who are looking to fundraise at the moment, and it is great that the £100,000 Community Cashback scheme can provide deserving local organisations with some extra financial help at this time.”