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Proudfoot Group raises £2,500 for local hospice with carrier bag sales

Proudfoot Group raises £2,500 for local hospice with carrier bag sales
L-R: Ellie Fry, fundraiser, Richard Barwick, fundraising operations team leader, Valerie Aston, director, Proudfoot and Susan Stephenson, communications and marketing manager, Saint Catherine’s (Photo: Nisa)

Scarborough retailer Proudfoot Group has again raised £2,500 for Saint Catherine’s hospice through the sale reusable carrier bags in their stores.

The funds were raised by customers purchasing reusable shopping bags in Proudfoot’s four supermarkets, based in Newby, Eastfield, Seamer and Manham Hill, over the last three months.


Proudfoot stores have been raising money for local good causes via the sale of reusable bags since 2015 and the latest donation means the retailer has donated more than £80,000 in funds raised to charities and other community groups in the area.

The retailer’s most recent £2,500 donation to the community was to the Scarborough Gymnastics Academy to purchase new equipment in 2022.

In addition, Proudfoot stores have supported over 200 local causes with more than £150,000 in donations raised through Nisa’s Making a Difference Locally charity to date.

Saint Catherine’s provides the best possible care and quality of life for those with life-limiting illnesses. The care is provided both in the hospice and out in the community, so Saint Catherine’s can offer care tailored to the needs and wishes of their patients, their carers and loved ones.

Saint Catherine’s is a Scarborough-based hospice but also provides care throughout 1,600 square miles of North and East Yorkshire. All services are provided free of charge, meaning that they rely on fundraising to help reach the £5million a year it costs to care for their patients.

“We are delighted to receive this donation and wish to thank everyone at Proudfoot for their ongoing support,” Susan Stephenson, communications and marketing manager at Saint Catherine’s, said.

“This is an amazing amount to raise through the sale of carrier bags and the money will be used to help provide the patient care, both in people’s own homes and in the hospice itself. Thank you for helping us to make a big difference!”

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