# Sainsbury’s announces local charities of the year 2015-16

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2015/07/19/sainsburys-announces-local-charities-of-the-year-2015-16/
- Published: 2015-07-19T14:22:37+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Sainsbury’s stores across the UK have announced the results of their recent vote
for their Local Charity Partner for 2015-2016.

You can find out which charities were successful and which is your local charity
partner by entering your postcode on the [Sainsburys Local Charity](http://www.sainsburyslocalcharity.co.uk)
website.

For example, staff and customers at Sainsbury’s Kempshott, in Basingstoke, welcomed
volunteers from The Pink Place as their new Local Charity Partner last weekend. 
They raised over £250 during their two hour bag packing session.

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![Pink Place chosen as Local Charity Partner by Sainsbury's Kempshott](https://www.
fundraising.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/pink-place-sainsburys-local-partner-
charity.jpg)

The team from The Pink Place, including Kathy Williams are welcomed to Sainsbury’s
Kempshott by Jason Elton, PR & Community Ambassador

Daryl Copper, Store Manager at Kempshott, said

> “This year was the first year we asked our customers to vote for the charity they
> wanted us to support. It was fantastic to see the team from The Pink Place here
> and, we are looking forward to working closely with them during the next year.”

The Pink Place works to assist the well-being of those who have experienced or are
experiencing cancer in the North Hampshire area.

Sainsbury’s stores have raised **over £7 million** for their Local Charity partners
over the last seven years. Over 130,000 entries were received across the UK last
year.

**\* Not lucky this year? Try entering again next year in this annual opportunity.**

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