Tesco shoppers in Swindon have a golden hour to win a share of half a million pounds for their local school or a children’s group on Saturday 21 September.
As part of the supermarket’s Stronger Starts campaign, between noon and 1pm shoppers in Tesco’s Express store in Freshbrook Village Centre can take a lucky dip to find a gold version of Tesco’s famous blue voting token.
The Swindon customer who finds a gold token will be able to select which of the three chosen local school or children’s groups will receive a £5,000 Golden Grant to spend on equipment or healthy food to help give children a stronger start in life.
Tesco Head of Communities Claire De Silva said: “Schools and local projects are vital in supporting our children and our communities. We’re giving customers the chance to make a difference to a school or group that’s doing amazing work on their doorstep.”
Golden Grants are awarded twice a year as part of Tesco Stronger Starts, an £8m grant programme in partnership with Groundwork UK.
The grants are there to help schools and children’s groups to provide nutritious food and healthy activities that support young people’s physical health and mental wellbeing, such as breakfast clubs or snacks, and equipment for healthy activities.
Schools and children’s groups in Swindon can apply via Groundwork for a grant by visiting www.tescoplc.com/strongerstarts. Successful applications will go to a vote in their local Tesco store, in which customers choose which of the three projects they’d like to support by voting with a blue token.
Since Tesco launched its Community Grants programme in 2016, more than £100million has been given to more than 50,000 local schools and community groups.
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