Tesco colleagues across Northern Ireland have swapped the aisles for the old B&Q Warehouse on Boucher Road as they got behind a major initiative to gift toys for families in need this Christmas.
Cool FM and Downtown Radio, in partnership with Harry Corry, are spearheading the Mission Christmas Cash For Kids campaign and with the support of Tesco staff as well as other volunteers, they hope to deliver toys to 11,000 children in Northern Ireland in time for Christmas Day.
Tesco colleagues in Northern Ireland have been donating toys in store by placing donation trollies in staff rooms for several weeks now and will continue to do this in the run up to Christmas.
Derek Loughlin, Tesco Ballymoney Store Manager, organises the toy appeal for Tesco Northern Ireland stores and has been doing so for the last four years.
“Demand was higher this year than ever due to families experiencing continued set-backs from the pandemic and after supporting this amazing project for four years now, I am delighted to say our current contribution levels have already been our best yet – doubling year on year.”
“I can’t praise the Tesco Northern Ireland team enough, everyone from distribution, transport, Express stores, Tesco Extras, and the Tesco Supermarkets should be extremely proud of the work they have done to achieve this.”
“We are very grateful to have the opportunity to provide these donations to children on Christmas day and we will continue to do this for as long as possible.”
It has been an extremely difficult year with many families facing a sudden loss of income or employment due to the pandemic. This rapid change of circumstances has led to many families finding themselves struggling to cope or provide the Christmas celebrations they would like.
Stephen Cochrane, Tesco Store Director said: “At Tesco we want to help the most vulnerable in Northern Ireland, and we are glad to be able to lend our support to such an important and worthwhile cause.
“We are very proud of our Tesco colleagues and community champions across Northern Ireland who continue to do incredible work for their local communities and their contribution to Mission Christmas is evidence of that.”
Mission Christmas Cash For Kids is still accepting donations so if you can spare an extra gift or donation make sure to visit the Cool FM or Downtown Radio website to find your nearest drop-off point. You can also give gifts online, donate cash online, by text or register your support and fundraise.
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