Central England Co-op colleagues host week of events to raise funds for Mulbarton youngster who had bike stolen
Posted by rob smyth | Published: 06/12/2017
Kind-hearted Central England Co-operative colleagues are holding a week of fund-raising events to help a youngster with a one-in-a-billion chromosome condition after his specialised bike was stolen and vandalised.
The team at Mulbarton Food Store, in Cuckoofield Lane, decided to raise money to help repair or replace Tobias Hill’s bike after learning that his bike had been taken and damaged.
Across this week the store will be hosting a range of fund-raising events including guess the amounts of sweets in a jar and a make a Christmas tree decoration competition.
Store manager Jamie Twell said: “Everyone at Mulbarton Food Store was shocked to hear what had happened to Tobias and his bike.
“We take our role as a retailer in the heart of the community seriously and knew straight away that we wanted to help out.
“Tobias loves his bike and it is the only way that he can get out and about with his father Chris.
“So we are hosting a week-long fund-raising event to help raise some cash to pay to either repair or replace his bike.
“We are now encouraging people from across the area to visit the store and take part in one of our many events to help raise these vital funds.”
Tobias lives with a chromosome condition, which has only recently been discovered, and is thought to affect just one in every billion people.
There are only seven people in the world known to have the condition, which affects his development.
Tobias’ bike can cost between £3,000 and £5,000 and has to be custom-made.
Anyone who would like to support the effort to raise funds Tobias can head into store across this week or find out more details by calling 01508 571348.
Notes to editors
About Central England Co-operative
Central England Co-operative is one of the largest independent retail co-operative societies in the UK. It is a modern, forward-looking organisation employing over 8,000 staff, with gross sales of £927 million in 2016/17. The Society’s principal areas of activity are food, funeral services, and property investment. Central England Co-operative has over 400 trading outlets across 16 counties including; West Midlands, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Staffordshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Nottinghamshire, Northamptonshire, Lincolnshire, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, Suffolk, Norfolk, Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire. The Society has an ambitious food store development programme for 2017.
Central England Co-operative is proud of its reputation for ethical business practices and corporate responsibility. It is a member of Business in the Community, the membership organisation that stands for responsible business, and has also won many business awards for excellence. The Society supports a number of charities including Dementia UK and invests a percentage of its trading profit into local communities.
Becoming a member of Central England Co-operative offers a whole host of benefits ranging from collecting points every time you spend in store to earn a share of the profits, access to members activities and community initiatives including the Community Dividend Fund, which hands out grants of up to £5,000 to charities and good causes across the Society’s trading estate.
Find out how to become a Central England Co-operative member by calling 0800 0501 601, emailing members@centralengland.coop or visiting https://www.members.coop
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Rob Smyth / Heather Clapton at Central England Co-operative on 01543 414140
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