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Groups looking for token support CALM benefits from Sainsbury’s Bridgemead backing
Asda West Swindon’s third Chosen By You shopper collection of 2013 A year of fundraising in aid of Swindon based children’s cancer charity
was launched on 1 May. CALM at Sainsbury’s Bridgemead concluded at the end of April when
South Swindon MP Robert Buckland handed over a cheque for £8,618.
The money was raised from staff “Our families and committee have
events, customer collections, bag felt very welcome whenever we’ve
packs and donations at the flower held fundraising events and we know
wrapping stall. a lot of the staff have given up their
CALM chairman Richard Crow- own time to ensure the success of the
ley said that the parent volunteers ‘charity of the year’ partnership.
involved with the charity wanted to “A big thank you goes to all the
thank all the staff and management at other people who have supported
Sainsbury’s. “They’ve done fantastic events, and also the fire and police
fundraising efforts during the past 12 teams who brought vehicles along
Asda Community Life Champion Jan Kilby with, from left, Steven Pickering and months and Sue Sainbury and Simon to our final collection, as well as Sgt
Sara Cox of Top Drawer, Alana Sargent and Tony Ellis of St George’s Wheelchair Belcher have been especially helpful in Andy Whiting who did a sponsored
Rugby Club and Chris Leggett of SSAFA liaising between the store and CALM. spinning session at the store.
Shoppers have a choice of dropping increasingly decrepit collection van.
the green tokens given out at the Chosen By You was launched
check-out in favour of St George’s nationally in early 2012 and at West
Wheelchair Rugby Club, SSAFA, Swindon Asda shoppers have so far
which supports military personnel contributed to 21 local organisations.
and their families and Top Drawer, Every two months the group with the
the furniture recycling charity which most tokens receives £200 and the two
desperately needs to replace their runners up receive £50.
Irish dance school in Freshbrook has places
Four youngsters from the Grove School of Irish Dance will be competing in
the Celtic Association of Irish Dance British open championships on 27 May
and Celtic & European championships in November.
The school practices on Sundays at Freshbrook Community Centre from
10am to 1pm with well known teacher James Syrad. Final handover, from left Helen Steward (CALM), Sue Sainsbury (Sainsbury’s),
Newcomers are welcome. For details call Sandra Embling on 07557 802702. Robert Buckland MP, Simon Belcher (Sainsbury’s) and Lucy Young (CALM)

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