Sainsbury’s Newport has officially launched a partnership with its new Local Charity of the Year, The Fire Fighters Charity.
The Fire Fighters Charity was chosen by Sainsbury’s customers through a public vote in store and online in June. The charity will now receive a 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 bag packing and raising awareness.
Simon Church, Store Manager at Sainsbury’s Newport said:
“We had a very successful launch for our new Local Charity of the Year The Fire Fighters Charity. I’d like to thank all of our customers for their support on the day and can’t wait to see how the partnership develops over the next year”.
The Local Charity of the Year scheme is now in its ninth year and has raised over £13 million to support local charities since 2009.
