The Bracknell & District Parkinson’s Branch have held two successful collections at local Tesco stores over the summer. These have been our first face to face fund-raisers since the COVID restrictions were lifted.
The first was a collection at Tesco Martins Heron store which raised the grand sum of £403 as well as providing useful information about Parkinson’s and the Bracknell Branch to many interested customers. This was a great effort by all concerned and the Branch would also like to thank the shoppers for their generosity and Tesco for allowing the collection to be held at the store.
Our second collection was at the Tesco Warfield store where generous shoppers donated £670. This included an amount donated through a cashless card reader which will no doubt become a regular feature of future collections as more and more shoppers no longer carry cash with them.
Branch Secretary, Will Hague commented, “These collections were a great effort by all concerned and the Branch would like to thank the shoppers for their generosity and also Tesco for allowing the collection to be held at both the Warfield and Martins Heron stores. The customers at the stores are always very generous towards our cause and the funds raised will help subsidise activities for our members which help alleviate their condition of Parkinson’s.”