Tesco Stores in Ealing Back Three Live-saving Charities
Local woman beneficiary of funds raised by Health Charity Partnership
New research into heart failure could transform Claire-Marie's life
Tesco stores across Ealing have been participating in a scheme to support life-saving health charities that have seen funds dry up since the start of the pandemic.
Tesco Health Charity Partnership has been raising money for Cancer Research UK, the British Heart Foundation (BHF) and Diabetes UK. Tesco customers were invited to make a donation by rounding up their shop in store to the nearest £1 at all manned and self-service checkouts, including pharmacies and petrol stations (manned kiosks only). All funds raised will go directly to the three charities who all expect to see a steep decline in its income this year due to the cancellation of fundraising events and temporary closure of shops.
A woman from Ealing looks set to benefit from the scheme. Claire-Marie suffered a heart attack at just 45, and is now living with severe heart failure. The damage to her heart means even the smallest tasks leave her breathless, exhausted and tearful.
BHF researcher Dr Daniel Stuckey and his team are working on a project that has the potential to transform millions of lives. Breakthroughs like this could bring us closer to a cure for heart failure and a new lease of life for Claire-Marie and others like her.
Amanda Bringans, Director of Fundraising for the BHF, said, “Our research budget is likely to drop by £50million this year. The amazing generosity of Tesco customers has funded vital research projects in recent years, and we’re asking for that generosity again to help us continue our life saving work. Every pound donated will fund research that could lead to new ways of preventing, diagnosing and treating heart and circulatory diseases.”
Oonagh Turnbull, Head of Health Campaigns at Tesco, said, “Many of us know someone who has been affected by cancer, heart and circulatory diseases or diabetes. It’s essential that they are able to continue their ground-breaking work so that countless generations can benefit now and in the future.”
Caro Evans, Director of Partnerships at Cancer Research UK, said: “For many years, Tesco customers and colleagues have generously supported our charity’s life-saving work and we’re incredibly grateful to everyone who has donated, raised money or attended events. Due to the pandemic, we need help now more than ever before. COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on charities and we expect to see a £160million decline in our fundraising income this year. We have already been forced to make £44million of cuts to research spend this year, and we’ll need to reduce the amount of research we fund annually.”
Kath Abrahams, Director of Engagement and Fundraising at Diabetes UK, said, "This year we’ve seen demand for our services reach record levels, while our own funding has been significantly impacted. More so than ever, people with diabetes need us, but we need your support to be able to continue fighting their corner. We want to thank Tesco and all their customers for their continued and unwavering support.”
You can still donate via justgiving.com/campaign/tescoappeal or by phone – simply text DONATE to 70507 to give £5.
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September 16, 2020