Cash Boost for Manchester Scouts in Celebration of Morrisons 125th Anniversary
7th Manchester Scouts were celebrating recently following a donation of £5,800 from the Morrisons Foundation.
The support from the charitable arm of the supermarket has enabled the scout group to buy additional equipment to provide activities for young people as well as cover the costs of camping excursions next year.
Lisa Ogunba and Mandy Stockley, Community Champions at the Morrisons store in Failsworth, recommended the charity as part of the Morrisons Foundation’s ‘Community Spaces Fund’ which was established to celebrate the supermarket’s 125th Anniversary.
The fund invited 125 charities to apply for a share of £1 million with grants of up to £8,000 each to enhance community spaces and local facilities, helping them to make a difference for many more years to come.
Lisa Ogunba said, “I’m very proud that through the Morrisons Foundation we have been able to help such a worthy cause in our community. It was an honour for Mandy and I to visit the charity and meet all the wonderful young people that will benefit from this support.”
Mandy Stockley added: “For the past 125 years, Morrisons has always aimed to support the communities we work in and I’m delighted that through the Morrisons Foundation we have been able to donate this grant which will make a huge difference to the Scout’s activities.”
The Morrisons Foundation was set up by Morrisons supermarket in 2015 and awards grants for charity projects which help improve people’s lives. Since launching, over £42 million has been donated to hundreds of charities across England, Scotland and Wales.