Tesco customers on the Isle of Wight can choose to round up their shop to the nearest £1 at self-service tills to help support an in-store fundraising campaign for 3 leading health charities.
Since 2018, the partnership between Tesco and Cancer Research UK, the British Heart Foundation and Diabetes UK has raised more than £22million to support life-saving research.
In addition to the funds being raised, the campaign aims to increase awareness across the Isle of Wight about the importance of making sustainable lifestyle changes that can help people to lower the impact of cancer, heart and circulatory diseases, and diabetes.
The campaign, which runs until 5th March, will also provide Isle of Wight customers with information and advice to empower them to take small steps to help improve their health.
Oonagh Turnbull, Head of Health Campaigns at Tesco, has thanked Isle of Wight shoppers for their anticipated support, which will make a significant difference to many people’s lives. She said:
“There has never been a more critical time to raise funds for our health charity partners. Their work relies heavily on donations from the communities in which we operate, and the funds raised with help them to continue their awareness, prevention and research work.”
The campaign is part of the Health Charity Partnership between Tesco, Cancer Research UK, the British Heart Foundation and Diabetes UK. It is an ongoing initiative aimed at inspiring and supporting Tesco colleagues, customers and their families to make healthier food choices and live healthier lives.
For further information, go to https://www.tescoplc.com/sustainability/taking-action/community/charity-partnerships/.
up to the nearest pound – before this it was rounding up by a penny – now the nearest pound.
how about you stop digitally “chugging” at the checkout and just charge for the groceries.
it is bad enough being pestered for money in town by chuggers in person, let alone being pestered by the checkout screen as well.
how about you, tesco give money to these charities rather than beg off me, then take credit for it.
With the millions Tesco makes in profits each year, it’s a shame there’s no mention of them dipping their hands into their pockets to donate.
‘sustainable lifestyle changes that can help people to lower the impact of cancer, heart and circulatory diseases, and diabetes.’
eat less and exercise. why do you need extra money to tell people this??????
How about rounding DOWN the grocery bill to the nearest pound to help out struggling families? No, thought not.
To quote Hamlet, act III, scene III, line 92, “no”.