Sight for Surrey scoops £10,000 thanks to Tesco

Sight for Surrey has scooped £10,000 in Tesco’s Bags of Help Centenary Grants Initiative. The cash will go directly to the heart of the organisation, providing emotional and practical support for those with a sight impairment or combined sight/hearing impairment in Surrey.

Lisa Fletcher, Head of Fundraising at Sight for Surrey, said “this money comes to us a pivotal point as we invest in our Eye Clinic Liaison Officers, who provide essential emotional and practical support in Surrey hospitals.

Tesco’s Bags of Help project has already provided over £75 million to more than 250,000 projects across Britain. Tesco customers got the chance to vote for their favourite local charity every time they shopped in store earlier in the year.

Sight for Surrey wins £10k

Picture caption from left to right; Rebecca Dorkins, Justine Jasper, Sharmini Treon and Gary Eady from Sight for Surrey, Tesco Community Champions Candy Shinn and Tesco Lead Manager Laura Lee.