Tesco charity community awards (UK)

The Tesco Charity Community Awards for grants for children's welfare and/or children's educations (including special needs schools) will re-open for applications on the 1st December 2012. Through the Awards, one-off donations of between ½500 and ½4,000 are available to local projects that support children and their education and welfare. Previous projects supported have included:

  • Sensory garden or room projects
  • Outdoor classrooms
  • Breakfast and after school clubs
  • Holiday play-schemes
  • Part funding to purchase minibuses.

    The closing date for applications will be the 31st January 2013. The Tesco Charity Trust has been in existence since 1987 and aims to provide approximately ½600,000 in grants each year. In addition the Trust also provides grants to groups working with and supporting elderly people and/or adults and children with disabilities. This funding stream is due to re-open for applications on the 1st February 2013 with an application deadline of the 31st March 2013. The Tesco Charity Trust Trustees also consider grant applications at their tri-annual meetings. These grants range between ½4,000 and ½25,000 and are to support local, national or international projects in areas where Tesco operate. Read more at: www.tescoplc.com

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    This news item was published : 07 December 2012.

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