Help for community groups from Asda

Last week Paul met with the National coordinator of Asda Community Life Champion's. Asda stores are able to offer:

Meeting space - each store has meeting rooms which are available free of charge at times not used (generally evenings and weekends). 

Fund-raise in store - many Asda's have foyer space which can be used for displays, fundraising stalls, etc and are happy for bag-packing, awareness raising, etc.

Tokens - each Asda has a token funding scheme - this will be located in near the front doors - to nominate your project complete the form. 

Volunteers - each Asda has a Community Life Champion and part of the role is to volunteer in the community - why not invite your local Asda Champion to join you on patrol.

Your local store may also be able to offer water and lollipops  as a donation, please speak with them to see how they can help.. 

Each Community Life Champion has bee briefed about the work of Street Pastors so a good opener may be that Street Pastors don't run in this town but our project is the local equivalent. 

To contact your local store email community_storename@asda.co.uk - eg community_bedford@asda.co.uk . If you have any problems then the national co-ordinator is amy.downes@asda.co.uk .