Good causes in Halifax have received a £24,600 boost from Co-op

The money will be shared by nine organisations, all of whom are making a real difference to communities throughout the region.

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This is the latest round of pay outs from the local community fund, and brings the amount the Co-op members have invested in causes in Halifax since the scheme launched in September 2016 to £82,000.

Nationally, nearly 4,500 groups are sharing over £17 million, bringing the total value of the fund since its launch to over £56 million.

Rebecca Birkbeck, Director of Community and Shared Value at the Co-op, said: “The local community fund is now a well-established way of supporting local causes who help to make communities safer, happier, and healthier places to live, and we’re delighted to be able to support such a wide range of local groups as they help to improve wellbeing in Halifax.

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When members shop with the Co-op, one per cent of what they spend on selected Co-op branded products and services goes to support local causes through the Local Community Fund.

By joining the Co-op’s membership scheme shoppers can contribute to the money raised for the causes, and they can choose which of these causes they wish to support by logging on to the Co-op’s membership website at www.coop.co.uk/membership.

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