Tesco customer selects Oldwinford CofE Primary School to receive a £5,000 Golden Grant
Oldwinford CofE Primary School is celebrating after being selected by a Tesco customer to receive a £5,000 Golden Grant at the start of the new academic year.
Customers at Oldwinford Express were given the chance to take part in an in-store lucky dip at the start of September to find a golden version of Tesco’s famous blue voting token and use it to award a grant to one of three local schools in the retailer’s Stronger Starts voting round.
Ellie Games, Headteacher at Oldwinford CofE Primary School, said: “We are purchasing new laptops, iPads and computing equipment to enhance the Learning Experiences for the children within our school and after school club. This will help strengthen the children’s learning, increase confidence levels and improve their understanding of technology.”
Thomas Stanton, Store Manager at Oldwinford Express, said: “We are delighted to see Oldwinford CofE Primary School awarded £5,000 through our Stronger Starts Golden Grants draw. The event was a great opportunity for our customers to learn more about the three local schools in the Stronger Starts voting round, we hope to see the two remaining schools increase their votes between now and the end of voting.
"Thank you to all our customers who took part in the draw, and congratulations to Oldwinford CofE Primary School for winning this one off £5,000 grant.”
Some 107 Tesco stores, specially selected for their work helping their local community, took part in the Golden Grants event on Saturday, September 6, with over £500,000 in total being awarded to local schools.
Claire De Silva, Head of Communities at Tesco, said: “We are incredibly proud to award Golden Grants to over one hundred schools, supporting the vital work they do for our children and communities. Since we launched our grants programme in 2016, more than £120 million has been given to more than 67,000 local schools and community groups.”
