Tesco Beverley’s Charity Raffle Raises £742 For British Heart Foundation And Diabetes UK

Tesco joined in the ‘Tour de Yorkshire’ spirit by holding a charity raffle in their Morton Lane store as well as hosting a ‘Yorkshire fayre’ sampling day on the Saturday of the race.

The raffle’s star prize was a road bike and raised a fantastic £742 for the company’s National Charity Partners, British Heart Foundation and Diabetes UK.

Tasting day was a great success as well, with customers welcoming the opportunity to taste Wensleydale cheese, Harrogate sausages and Yorkshire crisps, all washed down with Timothy Taylor’s Keithley beers.

Mark Pickering, store manager at Beverley said;

“Our customers gave the raffle tremendous support and I’d like to thank them for helping us to raise so much money for two such worthwhile charities. I’d also like to thank Minster Cycles for supplying the road bike.”

Mark and his team are already busy planning their next fundraising event and he added;

“I would be delighted to hear from any local community groups who would like to help with our future fundraising activity. Please contact me via e-mail at: beverley@communityattesco.co.uk.”

For more information about the National Charity Partnership between Tesco, BHF and Diabetes UK, please see http://www.tescocharitypartnership.org.uk