Nisa partners donate £280,000 to communities during pandemic

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Nisa retailers have donated almost £280,000 to good causes since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

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The symbol group’s partners have collectively donated £279,142 via its Making a Difference Locally (MADL) charity, with 307 individual stores making a total of 443 donations during this period.

More than 5o% of all donations over the past three months have been made to charities promoting good health and wellbeing, while 43% were made to those promoting good food and nutrition, such as food banks and other community groups.

Support from Nisa partners continues to grow, with £108,716 donated via MADL in June, an increase of 5% on the previous month.

One good cause to receive funding in recent months was Lo’gelly Lunches, who were supported with an £850 donation from the Nisa Local on Main Street in Lochgelly, Fife, to help fund provisions for local people. The voluntary group operates a project in the town looking to combat food poverty, social isolation, and clothes poverty.

Lorraine Mullen, community education worker, said: “The donation from Nisa enables us to offer support to vulnerable families by providing fresh food within their local community. This is absolutely crucial at this time as many families find themselves caught up in a web of benefits that are taking time to kick in, with a knock-on effect of leaving households with little money available.

“We will also use some of the monies to create a ‘joyful monies’ programme, whereby we can use some to cultivate a spirit of togetherness in the community, through projects aimed at the wider community; such as cooking initiatives and perhaps a growing project.”

MADL has raised more than £11.7m and supported charities and good causes with over 12,000 donations since its formation in 2008.