Donations through Nisa’s Making a Difference Locally charity have hit the £7m mark following a bumper month of donations from Nisa retailers.
After donations totalling over £94,000 were made through the charity in May, almost 9,000 donations totalling over £7m have now been made to charities and good causes throughout the UK since the charity’s formation in 2008.
Donations made through Making a Difference Locally have funded a wide variety of items and projects, from equipment for local youth sports teams, to community defibrillators and even a boat for Sea Cadets to learn to sail in.
Kate Carroll, Making a Difference Locally’s Head of Charity, commented: “We are thrilled to have reached the £7m mark and delighted that Nisa retailers and their customers have helped to support thousands of causes within their local communities over the last nine years through the charity.
“With record engagement with the charity in 2016 and over 500 MADL fundraising tins distributed to members over the last couple of months, we hope to be able to make a difference for even more charities and community causes in the future.”
Making a Difference Locally raises funds in independently-owned stores that are members of Nisa, through the sale of items from Nisa’s Heritage own-label range and a selection of branded products which carry charitable donations from the suppliers.
Last year was a record year for the charity, donating over £1.4m to around 2,000 causes across the UK.
There are currently over 2,300 stores participating in the Making a Difference Locally initiative. For more information about the charity visit www.makingadifferencelocally.com or follow them on Facebook and Twitter at @MADLCharity.
