Herts Hogline calls out for votes to bag a share of Tesco’s bag fund
Herts Hogline is bidding to bag a massive cash boost from the Tesco Bags of Help initiative.Tesco teamed up with Groundwork to launch its community funding scheme, which sees grants of £4,000, £2,000 and £1,000 raised from carrier bag sales in Tesco stores awarded to local community projects.
Three groups in every Tesco region have been shortlisted to receive the cash award and shoppers are being invited to head along to Tesco stores to vote for who they think should take away the top grant.
Herts Hogline is one of the groups on the shortlist. Any money raised will help us continue to care for sick, injured and orphaned hedgehogs. Our aim is to return all those we care for back to the wild and if we're unable to then we find them a caring, forever home.
As a totally not-for-profit and non-funded we rely totally on the generosity of the public and organisations to provide the funds we require to cover the costs of caring for the hedgehogs that come into us.
Voting is open in all Tesco stores during September and October and customers will cast their vote using a token given to them at the check-out in store each time they shop. Herts Hogline can be voted for in the following stores in Bishop's Stortford:
- Tesco Super Store - Bishops Park - Tesco Express - 32a South Street
- Tesco Express - Havers Lane
Plus the Tesco Express in Stansted (Cambridge Road).
Tesco’s Bags of Help project has already delivered over £56 million to more than 16,000 projects across Britain. Tesco customers get the chance to vote for three different groups every time they shop. Every other month, when votes are collected, three groups in each of Tesco’s regions will be awarded funding.
Alec Brown, Head of Community at Tesco, said:
“Bags of Help has been a fantastic success and we’ve been overwhelmed by the response from customers. It’s such a special scheme because it’s local people who decide how the money will be spent in their community. There are some fantastic projects on the shortlists and we can’t wait to see these come to life in hundreds of communities.”
Groundwork’s National Chief Executive, Graham Duxbury, said:
“Bags of Help continues to enable local communities up and down Britain to improve the local spaces and places that matter to them. The diversity of projects that are being funded shows that local communities have a passion to create something great in their area. We are pleased to be able to be a part of the journey and provide support and encouragement to help local communities thrive.”
Funding is available to community groups and charities looking to fund local projects that bring benefits to communities. Anyone can nominate a project and organisations can apply online. To find out more visit www.tesco.com/bagsofhelp. So far Bags of Help has awarded more than £56 million to over 16,000 community projects.
