£ 3629034.78
 

Available Funds:
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£ 985144.95

 

Nisa members continue to make a difference locally

07/11/2011

More than £3million has been raised by Nisa members through the Making A Difference Locally (MADL) charity since its launch in 2008 and the retailers have continued to make a significant difference in their local communities in the past month through donations made to charities and good causes through the MADL charity.

Making A Difference Locally (MADL) helps independently-run local stores to add value in their communities through donations to local charities or good causes. MADL is an independent registered charity (Charity Number 1123800) created in 2008 by Nisa with the intention of assisting more than 2,000 independent retailers supplied by Nisa throughout the UK raise money for their local communities. The charity works by a specified amount of the cost of certain products promoted in store being allocated to the retailer’s MADL charity fund. For example this month, for every tin of Baxters Soup purchased in store, 2p of the sale will go to MADL. Participating Nisa members are then able to choose local charities or good causes that they would like to donate to. These are often local schools, hospices, football clubs or charities that have touched the community. Since the charity was launched in 2008 it has donated more than £1.6million to local and national causes.

Some of the notable donations made by Nisa members in the past month include:

  • The Nisa store located on Endymion Street, Hull donated a total of £600 to three local causes with each receiving £200. These were H.E.R.I.B Blind Institute, the Hull Council of Disabled People and Kids Yorkshire and Humber.
  • The Proudfoot Group donated £1,000 to Scarborough and District Mencap to help to fund activities and services for children and adults with learning disabilities in the Scarborough and District community.
  • The Nisa store on Leconfield Street, Creaton Moor, Cumbria donated £750 to Cleaton Moor Celtic Football Club to improve the playing surfaces for the junior football teams.
  • Nisa members John and Kath Harrison of the Nisa Local store in Heskin, Chorley donated £600 to Heskin Pemberton C.E Primary School where the school was able to purchase new school benches to replace the picnic benches that were damaged over the summer.

 

John Heagney, Nisa group symbol director and MADL board member commented: “The Making A Difference Locally charity encourages local retailers to incorporate themselves into the community and give something back to local charities and good causes that are important to the area, which is what this country needs at the moment. It is great to see so many donations being made each month and we hope MADL continues to make a difference to local communities across the UK.”

The MADL charity was formed with the intention of assisting more than 2,000 independent retailers throughout the UK with raising money for their local communities. All stores participating in the scheme are members of Nisa.

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