HEART OF ENGLAND CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY DONATES £1,000 TO CROSSROADS

The Heart of England Co-operative Society has made a donation of £1,000 to help people who care for friends and relatives.

The cash has gone to Crossroads, a charity which works to improve the quality of life for carers, through short breaks and a service tailored to cater for their individual needs.

Specifically the charity will step in to lend a hand when a carer wants a break, whether it is to see friends, make an appointment, study, read or even just to catch up on a few hours’ sleep.

It also provides additional services including projects for young carers, play schemes for disabled children, and specialist care for people who are terminally ill.

Crossroads was one of six charities and causes chosen by Society members in a recent survey to receive a share of £10,000.

The survey was conducted through the 2008 Members’ Calendar amongst the 65,000 registered members of the Heart of England Co-operative Society throughout Coventry, Warwickshire and south Leicestershire, who were then invited to vote for six charities to receive a slice of the cash.

The remaining £9,000 was distributed between Coventry Myton Hospice, which received £5,000, and Warwickshire Wildlife Sanctuary, Parkinsons Disease Society, LOROS and Multiple Sclerosis Society, which each received £1,000.

The Society pledged the cash from its Helping Hearts Awards scheme, which uses the profits of tobacco sales to distribute among charities, worthy causes and community projects.

The Calendar also contained vouchers worth hundreds of pounds of savings in the Society’s Food, Non-Food and Travel stores, including 10 per cent off one food shopping visit above £5 each month, alongside attractive local scenes.

Membership of the Society is open to anyone aged 16 or above living in the Society’s trading area, with application forms available from all of the Society’s Food and Non-Food stores across the region.