Sainsbury’s Newport recently launched their partnership with Ability Dogs 4 Young People for the second year running, as part of the supermarket’s Local Charity Partnership scheme.
Ability Dogs 4 Young People was chosen by Sainsbury’s customers through a public vote in store and online in June. The charity will now receive an additional year’s worth of support through fundraising and awareness raising from the store.
Representatives from the charity joined Sainsbury’s colleagues over the weekend to kick start the partnership by having an amazing raffle with lots of great hampers to win at just £1 to enter. Volunteers also brought along their puppies in training and 1 of their newest puppies to the team, Honey Nectar, named aptly after Sainsbury’s Nectar Scheme.
Ability Dogs 4 Young People’s trained dogs were also on hand displaying their talents of how they can support young people with disabilities in their everyday lives.
Carol Court CEO at Ability Dogs 4 Young People, said:
“Thank you to everyone who came to support us at Sainsbury’s Newport Isle of Wight over the weekend. We’re looking forward to working with the store again over the next year.
“The money raised will help us cover the costs of training Ability Dogs to assist more disabled young people and children on the Island, in particular Honey Nectar. Although still very young, Honey Nectar is already showing great promise and enjoyed all the attention at our collection days.”
Paul Dyer, Store Manager at Sainsbury’s Newport Isle of Wight added:
“We had a very successful launch for our new Local Charity of the Year, Ability Dogs 4 Young People. I’d like to thank all of our customers for their support”.
The Local Charity of the Year scheme is now in its eighth year and has raised over £11 million to support local charities since 2009.
