# Lidl chooses CLIC Sargent as charity of the year

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2012/10/01/lidl-chooses-clic-sargent-charity-year/
- Published: 2012-10-01T09:28:14+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Supermarket Lidl has chosen children’s cancer charity CLIC Sargent as its charity
of the year and aims to raise £150,000. The partnership begins today, and the fundraising
will involve Lidl staff taking part in marathons, gathering donations from product
sales, holding bucket collections, and organising fundraising events.**

Initial activities in the 15-month partnership include:

• a donation of 30p from the sale of every pack of Oaklands British apples

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• a donation of £1 every new Facebook fan this week.

• a further donation of £10,000 when Lidl’s Facebook fanbase reaches 200,000: it
currently stands at 193,666.

www.clicsargent.org.uk

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