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Local Retailer Donates Money to Grassmoor Primary School

11/08/2010

The Nisa Local of Northwingfield Road, Grassmoor, Chesterfield, has donated £600, through the store’s Making A Difference - Locally fund, to local good cause Grassmoor Primary School, which will use the funds to improve the facilities available for the local school children. Additionally, the store made a personal donation of £200 as well as giving the school a box of high visibility vests, to ensure the safety of the children when out on visits, as well as some new story books for the school’s library.

The Nisa Local has been raising money for its local community through the sale of specific products in store and has been able to donate the £600 with the help of the charity Making A Difference – Locally (MADL). The MADL charity was formed in May 2008 with the intention of assisting more than 2,000 independent retailers throughout the UK with raising money for their local communities. The charity works by a specified amount of the cost of certain products promoted instore being allocated to the retailer’s MADL charity fund. For instance, this month for every box of Weetabix Minis Fruit & Nut purchased in store, 5p of the sale will go into the retailer’s MADL fund to be donated to their chosen charity.

The charity was created by Nisa-Today’s and Costcutter Supermarkets and the stores participating in the scheme are all members of Nisa-Today’s or independent retailers who are part of the Costcutter Supermarkets Group.

Mr Sihota, store owner, commented: “The MADL charity enables us to help local charities and good causes who may otherwise struggle to raise much needed funds. We are extremely pleased to be able to help the local school as many of the children’s parents are loyal customers of ours. The MADL charity is a great concept and we look forward to making many more donations in the future.”