# Tesco gives €1 million to good causes

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2014/07/22/tesco-gives-e1-million-good-causes/
- Published: 2014-07-22T23:46:36+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Tesco Ireland has donated €1 million in the Republic of Ireland for charitable causes.

The **Tesco Community Fund** will be distributed over the next year to projects 
at local level, with Tesco’s 146 stores accepting nominations. Every six weeks up
to €1,000 will be divided between three causes which will equate to around 3500 
projects supported over the year.

The causes will be selected by a vote at the local store and can include a wide 
variety of charitable, voluntary and community activity. Schools and sports groups
can also apply.

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Currently [Tesco](http://www.tesco.ie) also selects a ‘charity of the year’ for 
a major fundraising drive and the Community Fund is additional to that initiative.
Last year Tesco raised €2 million for Aware though its charity of the year.  This
year Tesco selected three charities and the relationship will end in February 2015.

The Community Fund follows a successful pilot project run earlier this year. Organisations
nominated for the Community Fund will receive an information pack on how the Fund
works and how to promote their cause.

 

_Photo: [Tesco](https://www.flickr.com/photos/loopzilla/439516532) by Gordon Joly
on Flickr.com_

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