Central England Co-operative Travel collects donations for Foodcycle, in Christmas appeal
Posted by stephanie forrester | Published: 23/11/2018
Central England Co-operative Travel is collecting donations of food, toiletries and other essential items this Christmas, for Foodcycle.
The store in Peterborough will be collecting donations from now until 21 December, to help support people who are hungry and lonely. Both customers and colleagues are donating to the charity which helps people by serving tasty lunches and dinners every single day. The travel brand is requesting socks, gloves, scarves, hats, torches, biscuits, crackers, chocolates, dried and tinned food and toiletries for those in need this Christmas.
Cheryl Cipriano, Branch Manager at the Peterborough Travel Branch said: “We chose this charity as through no fault of their own, people can experience difficult times and just need a helping hand. Not everyone has family or friends they can turn to for help, and no-one can begin to understand fully the daily struggle some people go through.”
The Santa’s Suitcase initiative has been a great success for the Society, and each Central England Co-operative Travel store chooses the charity that it collects for and donates to.
If you would like to help by donating any of the items needed, please do go into the Central England Co-operative Travel Branch at Beales Department Store Westgate House, Park Road, Peterborough PE1 2TA and speak to the team. The closing date for donations is 5pm on 21 December 2018.
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About Central England Co-operative
Central England Co-operative is one of the largest independent retail co-operative societies in the UK.
It is a modern, forward-looking organisation employing over 8,000 staff, with the Society’s principal areas of activity being food, funeral services, and property investment.
Central England Co-operative has over 400 trading outlets across 16 counties including; West Midlands, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Staffordshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Nottinghamshire, Northamptonshire, Lincolnshire, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, Suffolk, Norfolk, Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire. The Society has an ambitious food store development programme for 2018.
Central England Co-operative is proud of its reputation for ethical business practices and corporate responsibility. It is a member of Business in the Community, the membership organisation that stands for responsible business, and has also won many business awards for excellence. The Society supports a number of charities including Dementia UK and invests a percentage of its trading profit into local communities.
Becoming a member of Central England Co-operative offers a whole host of benefits ranging from collecting points every time you spend in store to earn a share of the profits, access to members activities and community initiatives including the Community Dividend Fund, which hands out grants of up to £5,000 to charities and good causes across the Society’s trading estate.
Find out how to become a Central England Co-operative member by calling 0800 0501 601, emailing members@centralengland.coop or visiting https://www.members.coop
For more information visit www.centralengland.coop, follow Central England Co-operative on Twitter: @mycoopfood, and on Facebook: facebook.com/centralenglandcooperative
Rob Smyth at Central England Co-operative on 01543 414140
Email – publicrelations@centralengland.coop