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Congratulates Morrisons Alloa on Highly Successful Year of Fundraising

  • Submitted by: Alexander Stewart, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 26 January 2023
  • Motion reference: S6M-07652

That the Parliament welcomes the news that a Clackmannanshire supermarket has marked a year of successful fundraising at the end of 2022; understands that Morrisons Alloa community champion, Jayne Lindfield, was delighted with the amount of charitable work throughout December 2022, rounding off a year of providing support to good causes in the area; understands that the store raised more than £1,500 by selling donated small Christmas treats, with the running total for the store's partnership with CHAS reaching £15,000; believes that this is the first shop in Scotland to reach the milestone; notes that this fundraising included making hampers for customers, donating selection boxes, hot dogs and rolls to a school, and crackers for the Wasp Community Club so that it could make hampers for older people as part of a Festive Friends initiative; further notes that one hundred oranges were donated to St Mungo's Parish Church in Alloa for its Christingle services, while Christmas puddings were sent to older people; acknowledges that Morrisons colleagues, a neighbouring business and emergency services personnel also received gifts, donations were issued to 16 families over the festive period, and mince pies, selection boxes, shortbread and more were given to customers on Christmas Eve; is enthused that schoolchildren were in-store to sing Christmas carols, along with members of Sauchie Community Choir; commends Morrisons in Alloa and Jayne as its Community Champion, as well as all the staff and beneficiaries for their sterling work, and highlights the success of large stores’ community champions who work tirelessly for the benefit of good causes and put so much goodwill back into local communities.


Supported by: Karen Adam, Jeremy Balfour, Colin Beattie, Neil Bibby, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Finlay Carson, Sharon Dowey, Russell Findlay, Murdo Fraser, Maurice Golden, Pam Gosal, Jamie Greene, Dr. Sandesh Gulhane, Craig Hoy, Liam Kerr, Stephen Kerr, Bill Kidd, Douglas Lumsden, Ruth Maguire, Roz McCall, Stuart McMillan, Edward Mountain, Douglas Ross, Paul Sweeney, David Torrance, Annie Wells, Tess White, Brian Whittle