{"id":970,"date":"2018-11-30T12:01:50","date_gmt":"2018-11-30T12:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bridgnorthendowed.co.uk\/news\/?p=970"},"modified":"2023-08-21T12:45:54","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T11:45:54","slug":"bridgnorth-endowed-receives-co-op-local-community-fund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bridgnorthendowed.co.uk\/news\/bridgnorth-endowed-receives-co-op-local-community-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"Bridgnorth Endowed Receives Co-op Local Community Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_971\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-971\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-971 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bridgnorthendowed.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Coop.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bridgnorthendowed.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Coop.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bridgnorthendowed.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Coop-300x207.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-971\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Store manager, Jason Walton, presenting the cheque to Sue Underhill<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bridgnorth Co-op has awarded a cheque for \u00a32651.50 to Bridgnorth Endowed School for its Community Improvement Project.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, Mrs Underhill went along to collect the donation, which came from the Co-op Local Community Fund, an initiative that gives money to local organisations to support projects that help to make a difference.<\/p>\n<p>Nationally, an amazing \u00a319 million has been raised since last November and gone on to fund many local projects \u2013 from improving community spaces to helping school leavers learn life skills.<\/p>\n<p>Co-op gives 1% of what&#8217;s spent on Co-op branded food products in their stores and selected services, as well as money raised from sales of carrier bags and Co-op scratch cards.<\/p>\n<p>Members can log into their account to see the causes their local Co-op is supporting and choose which one they would like their money to go to.<\/p>\n<p>Bridgnorth Endowed\u2019s vision is to improve its facilities, not only for students, but for the wider community. Extra changing facilities are first on the list of upgrades, due to the increasing number of external clubs using the school\u2019s outdoor pitches and courts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are delighted and pleased to receive such a generous donation towards our fundraising,&#8221; said Mrs Underhill, Bridgnorth Endowed\u2019s business manager.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Community Improvement Project is an exciting development for the school and one that will create huge benefits for our students and the community, now and in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bridgnorth Co-op has awarded a cheque for \u00a32651.50 to Bridgnorth Endowed School for its Community Improvement Project. On Saturday, Mrs Underhill went along to collect the donation, which came from the Co-op Local Community Fund, an initiative that gives money to local organisations to support projects that help to make a difference. 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