Town diabetes fundraising success

A SERIES of collections in Tesco stores across Northern Ireland, including the Banbridge store, has raised over £10,000 for Diabetes UK Northern Ireland.

By The Newsroom

Published 10th Jun 2010, 16:57 BST

Updated 11th Jun 2010, 15:16 BST

There are currently 66,000 adults and young people diagnosed with diabetes in Northern Ireland, with a further 12,500 who have the condition but don’t yet know about it.

Jennifer McGivern, Fundraising Manager for Diabetes UK Northern Ireland said, “We are very grateful to Tesco for allowing us to collect in their stores.

“The money raised will be a fantastic boost to the charity and will be channelled into supporting people in the Banbridge area and throughout Northern Ireland through the best in campaigning, research and care events.”

Tesco NI Marketing Manager Caoimhe Mannion said, “We are delighted to be able to support the wonderful work that Diabetes UK does in Northern Ireland.

“Tesco is very much at the heart of the community and we believe in giving something back to local people through charity collections and activities arranged by our designated community champions.”