Welcome to the Co-op Local Community Fund

The Co-op Local Community Fund helps to support local projects that our members care about. Since its launch in 2017, Co-op members have raised £39 million pounds for over 12,000 local causes. We’re delighted that Sporting Challenge will now be able to access this funding opportunity.

How the fund works

Every time our members shop at the Co-op, 1% of what they spend on Co-op branded products and services helps fund community projects. Members can shop at any Co-op Group stores across the UK to raise money for your cause.

Members can choose which causes to support by signing into their membership account or by calling the membership helpline on 0800 023 4708. Your cause will be available for members to select until November 2019.

Your cause will receive two payments as part of the Local Community Fund. The first payment will be in June 2019 and the last payment in November 2019.

Your cause profile page

Every cause has a page on our membership website. This includes information about your cause and the project you want to complete. To encourage members to support your project, share the following link on social media:

Sporting Challenge:

https://membership.coop.co.uk/causes/23966

The funds we receive are to help fund our sessions and next short break.

Your local stores

We ask colleagues in your community to help promote your involvement in the fund and support your cause for the next 12 months.

The stores in your community are:

• Aughton –       Town Green Lane  Ormskirk           L39 6SF     Food
• Ormskirk,       Wigan Road Ormskirk           L39 2AU     Food
• Cookson Tyrer (Burscough)          Burscough       L40 5UU     Funeral Care
• Ormskirk        Ormskirk        L39 2AU           Funeral Care
• Plus Rainford, Skelmersdale, St Helens and more.

Visit: https://membership.coop.co.uk/causes/23966 and www.sporting-challenge.org.uk

 

 

 

 

Sporting Challenge have been awarded £500 from The Grey Court Trust.

The Grey Court Trust were set up to provide relief to persons suffering from severe sporting injuries or mental or physical disabilities of any description through the advancement of education, music and the arts, and the conservation, protection and improvement of the environment.

Edward McCarthy Activities Organiser said: “A big thank-you to The Grey Court Trust this will make a huge difference and fund more of our popular sessions.”

For more information visit:

http://beta.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?subid=0&regid=1123422

For information on Sporting Challenge call 07971 299606, visit www.sporting-challenge.org.uk or email EdwardatEMSS@gmail.com

Sporting Challenge were set up in 2008, they support adults with disabilities to take part in sports and social activities with staff support which gives their families a break.

The Ormskirk and Maghull Lions have kindly awarded the group £100 to help fund their sessions.

Edward McCarthy: “I would like to thank the Ormskirk and Maghull Lions for their generous funding award.”

Lions meet the needs of local communities and the world every day because they share a core belief – to serve their community. Founded in 1917, they are best known for fighting blindness, but we also volunteer for many different kinds of community projects – including caring for the environment, feeding the hungry and aiding seniors and the disabled.

Lions award grants. Since 1968, the Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) has awarded more than US$700 million in grants to support Lions humanitarian projects around the world.

Lions help during disasters. Together, our Foundation and Lions are helping communities following natural disasters by providing for immediate needs such as food, water, clothing and medical supplies – and aiding in long-term reconstruction.

For more about Lions Clubs, go to www.lionsclubs.org

For more information visit www.sporting-challenge.org.uk or call 07971 299606 or email EdwardatEMSS@gmail.com