The newsletter provides updates about a Tesco store's community initiatives, including its new Community Food Connection program which donates surplus food to local charities. It highlights recent donations to Mid-Lin Day Care and upcoming fundraising events for charities like Diabetes UK and British Heart Foundation. The newsletter also describes the Bags of Help grant scheme and encourages local projects to apply before the June 3rd deadline.

1. Community Newsletter 20 May 2016
Monifieth Community Newsletter - April/May 2016
Welcome to our second Community Newsletter!
Within our newsletter we hope to connect with our customers and share with
you the ways in which we aim to become involved, and continue to be
involved in the local community.
With your help, the help of our customers; we can make a difference within
our community. For those of you who read our first newsletter you may have
noticed that our second edition is slightly later in the month. We’ve been
very busy with the launch of our new Community Food Connection which we
are thrilled to introduce in this months newsletter!
(above: Richard-Community Champion, James-Produce Manager,
Sean-Mid Lin Day Care, Angela-Customer Services)
The Community Food Connection:
Community Food Connection is our new program which aims to redistribute
surplus food within Tesco stores. We donate items from every department,
including non-food, to charitable organisations each evening throughout the
week; and so far we have three charities. Our store still has 4 evening slots
available! So if you know of any local non-profit organisations or community
groups that offer food or meals to support their daily activities please contact
our Community Champion Richard or our Checkouts Manager Mandy.
On Wednesday this week our first group arrived to collect food donations.
Sean is from Mid-Lin Day Care, an organisation based in Dundee which
provides care to older people with disabilities. The donated food will allow
Seans team to provide hot healthy meals. He collected 4 boxes full of fresh
veg, bakery and grocery items and over half a dozen boxes of eggs. Our
colleague Angela presented him with some chocolates and a lovely bunch of
flowers as a welcoming gift to the Community Food Connection.
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Whats Coming Up in Our
Store?
Throughout the year we hold
Fundraising events in aid of
our Partnership Charities,
Diabetes UK and The British
Heart Foundation, but we also
help local charities, schools
and clubs make the most out of
their own fundraising events.
Here are some of the exciting
events taking place in our store
over the next month!
May 28th
Karate Club Bag-pack
We’ll have all the kids and
parents from our local Karate
Club in-store for their bag
packing fundraiser!
June 3rd-8th
Our Football themed Charity
Partnership Fundraiser in aid
of Diabetes UK and the British
Heart Foundation! Our
colleagues will be dressed up in
sports gear and our Monifieth
Cycling Team are taking place
in a Sponsored Cycle along the
Deeside Way on Wednesday 8th
of June!
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2. Community Newsletter 20 May 2016
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What is Bags of Help?
Bags of Help is our exciting local grant scheme
where the money raised from the government's
5p bag charge is being used to provide three
grants valuing £12,000, £10,000 and £8,000, to
wonderful local projects!
We need applications before 3rd
June!!
We are still looking for local projects in our local
area, but applications close on 3rd June!
To apply visit https://www.groundwork.org.uk/
Sites/tescocommunityscheme/Pages/large-grants-
June 11th-12th
Help for Heroes Awareness Day
& Collection.
June 20th-22nd
CLIC will be in-store raising
awareness of Leukaemia in
Children.
June 26th *Rescheduled*
Unfortunately our HAPPY
TOWNS Community Fun Day at
Monikie Country Park has been
postponed. Updated information
will be available in next months
newsletter.
Tesco Turns Pink Weekend!
During April we held our Tesco
Turns Pink Fundraising Weekend
in aid of Cancer Research UK.
Friday was jam-packed with
entertainment for both customers
and colleagues and even included a raffle for a luxurious hamper. We would like to say a Big Thank You to the
fantastic Monifieth High School Boys Choir who were in that afternoon performing, accompanied by a brilliant
Guitarist and Bagpipes! (seen in image: right)
The Monifieth Befriending Scheme:
Over the last couple of months our Community
Champion Richard has built a relationship with our new
local charity, the Monifieth Befriending Scheme. This
fantastic charity is now booked into our store on several
dates throughout the year to help them with fundraising
and to raise awareness of the services they provide. Our
Community Champion Richard and Checkouts Manager
Mandy will attend their Summer Lunch in Monifieth at
the beginning of July.