A supermarket has launched a fund to enhance community spaces and facilities.
In celebration of Morrisons 125th anniversary, the Morrisons Foundation has launched the Community Spaces Fund, which will see 125 charities receive a share of £1million.
Grants of up to £8,000 will be available to enhance community spaces, to help them to make a difference for years to come.
To benefit from the fund, charities need to be recommended by one of the supermarket’s community champions. Each store has its own community champion, whose role it is to support the area’s good causes that are close to customers’ hearts.
Jade Chapman, community champion at Newark said: “The Community Spaces Fund is a great opportunity for local charities to bid for funding that could improve our community. There are lots of community spaces and facilities that would benefit from this funding boost. It will be a difficult choice to make, but I’m excited about the positive impact this fund will make.”
Recommended charities will be invited by their community champion to submit an application by July 14, with the £1million to be shared out between the final 125 successful applicants at the end of August.
David Scott, Morrisons Foundation trustee said: “Morrisons has always sought to give back to the communities it serves. So it’s fitting that as Morrisons celebrates 125 years, the Morrisons Foundation is launching this special fund which will improve community spaces and local facilities up and down the country.”
The Morrisons Foundation was set up by Morrisons supermarket in 2015, and has donated over £41million to hundreds of charities.
