Charity can expect to see £10m raised by 2020

A supermarket has raised £5 million in less than 18 months for its charity partner and is on course to break its fundraising record.

Morrisons partnership with young people’s cancer charity Clic Sargent is proving so successful that the retailer has extended its fundraising target to £10 million by 2020.

That’s £2 million more than originally forecast at the start of the partnership in February 2017.

David Scott, Morrisons head of corporate services, said: “Our colleagues and customers have thrown themselves into fundraising for Clic Sargent, and we are fundraising faster than ever before.

“That’s why we have decided to extend our target to £10 million, which will make a huge difference to the lives of children and young people facing cancer.”

To date, the supermarket has raised funds that have enabled 3,168 families to receive a grant to help pay for hospital parking, travel costs and basic provisions.

Kate Lee, chief executive of Clic Sargent, said: “Cancer leaves families emotionally and financially devastated. It means mounting bills, disruptively long commutes for treatment and fear over the future.

“We can’t stop cancer, but we can limit the damage it causes, and with Morrisons’ support we can fight for more young lives than ever before.

“Thank you to every colleague and customer for supporting this life-changing partnership.”

Morrisons colleagues chose the organisation to be its charity partner following a staff vote in January 2017. It followed a partnership with Sue Ryder that raised £7.2 million.