Leamington Morrisons continues to support Warwickshire charities and good causes with match funding
The Morrisons supermarket store in Leamington has continued to show its supports for charities and good causes across Warwickshire.
Last year, the Morrisons Foundation marked its 10th anniversary by doubling its match funding for local charities groups and also donated grants of up to £10,000.
Over the years, the Leamington store has supported a wide range of charities including: Safeline, Molly Olly’s, Warwickshire Search and Rescue, Together for Short Lives, Marie Curie and Evelyn’s Gift.
This included supported the store community champion Alex Pearson who regularly takes on fundraisers – including walking 30 miles for 30 years of Safeline and using a pedalo to travel down the Grand Union Canal for Molly Olly’s.
Fellow colleagues have also been match-funded when they have also taken on fundraisers.
As well as the match funding, the foundation also awards grants of up to £10,000.
Morrisons have been able to help fund a new drone for Warwickshire Search and Rescue, and grant Evelyn’s Gift £5,000 to provide holdalls and backpacks of toiletries and comfort items to children and young people for when they are taken into social services care.
More recently the Morrisons Foundation granted £10,000 to a charity who are supporting the neonatal ward at Warwick Hospital who needed the money for refurbishment work.
Leamington Morrisons operations manager Kyle Lewis, who helped get the grant for Libby Mae’s Little Angels said: “It was a real honour to have Luca present this cheque for £10,000 on behalf of the Morrisons Foundation.
"Luca was born at 32 weeks and spent his first weeks in Warwick’s Neonatal unit.
"What Libby Mae’s Little Angels are doing will give some comfort to parents going through stressful times.
"When my son was at the neonatal ward I wanted to support them and seeing what Charlotte and the family wanted to do I knew I could see if the foundation could help and they did.”
Alex Pearson, community champion at Leamington Morrisons added: “I’m so thrilled to be able to fundraise for so many charities and then boost the amount raised with the foundation.
"Last year, Morrisons doubled my funding for Marie Curie when I walked 26 miles along the Gower coast meaning we raised over £1,500.
"They also gave Warwickshire Crimebeat another £2,000 for the cycle race we held in store.
“The foundation grants have also supported Brookhurst Primary School’s play ground area to create a shady area, The Gap’s youth centre, Coten End Primary School and many more to come.
"So when ever you sponsor me your donation will always be matched.”