CHARITY CAMPAIGN
RAJ AGGARWAL AF BLAKEMORE
GO ON... DO AS RAJ WOULD DO SPAR WHOLESALER AF BLAKEMORE IS SET TO LAUNCH A FANTASTIC UK-WIDE CHARITY FUNDRAISING WEEK NEXT MONTH IN
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MEMORY OF LATE INDUSTRY LEGEND RAJ AGGARWAL.
par wholesaler AF Blakemore has unveiled plans for a fantastic week-long charity fundraising campaign in memory of the much-loved and greatly missed retailing legend Raj Aggarwal. A close friend of the team at Scottish Local Retailer and an all-round true gentleman, Raj sadly passed away from Covid-19 in April 2020 at the age of just 51. Raj owned Spar stores in Wigston, Leicester, and Hackenthorpe, near Sheffield and his wholesaler is now set to honour his memory with a fundraising campaign between 19 and 26 April. Next month, AF Blakemore will be calling on convenience retailers across the UK to join its #SPARdoasRAJwoulddo and #doasRAJwoulddo campaign by donating to those most in need in their local communities.
“Convenience retailers across the UK are being asked to join the #doasRAJwoulddo campaign by donating to those most in need in their local communities.”
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#DOASRAJWOULDDO Q Donate goods, supplies and products to the charities, organisations or individuals most in need within your community. Q Make a monetary donation. Q Share what you are doing in Raj’s honour on social media using the hashtags #SPARdoasRAJwoulddo or #doasRAJwoulddo to help inspire others.
Always at the heart of his stores’ communities, Raj was renowned for putting the needs of others first. His sense of charity was best demonstrated by his large charitable donations to the Glenfield Hospital in Leicester in March 2020. He was supporting his local NHS team at the beginning of the pandemic, when they needed it most. Working with Raj’s wife, Sunita, the wholesaler aims to recognise and remember him for his commitment to helping others.
