Middlesbrough Rugby Clubs application to Tesco Stronger Starts has been successful. The project submitted was to raise money to support the Middlesbrough Rugby Juniors and Minis sections of the Club: Providing children and young people the chance to learn and play rugby in the Middlesbrough area. This will include tournaments and training sessions, on a weekly basis.
The Middlesbrough project will be put forward to a customer vote in Tesco stores. Voting will commence in store from Mid-January 2025 until end the of March 2025.
The project with the highest number of votes across your region will receive £1,500 (or the amount that was requested up to this value), the second placed project £1,000 (or the amount that was requested up to this value), and the third placed project £500.
Participating stores in the Middlesbrough area which will vote on the MRUFC project are:
What happens next?
To check the location of any of the above stores, please go to the Tesco website here: http://www.tesco.com/store-locator/uk
To vote, you will need to make a purchase within store of any value. You will receive one token per transaction and it’s not necessary to purchase a carrier bag to receive a token.
Additional information
Please note the below advice in terms of do’s and don’ts before and during the voting period:
Do:
– Cast your vote as soon as you receive your token for a project in the current voting round
– Only submit Stronger Starts tokens to cast your vote
– Maximise promotion of your project during the voting period by making best use of press and social media guidance
– Encourage the local community and your supporters to get involved with Stronger Starts voting
Don’t:
– Tamper with the voting unit (otherwise your project may be void from the vote)
– Influence customers casting their vote at the voting unit
– Take more than one token from the self-serve checkouts
– Encourage supporters to hoard then submit multiple tokens in the voting unit
– Promote your project in store without permission from the Store Manager
– Collect Stronger Starts tokens from stores that are not within your region to vote for your project
– starting spending your grant, as this is done as your own risk, items cannot be purchased until you have recieved your offer letter
Please note, if you or your supporters do not adhere to this guidance, this may affect your grant award.
Good luck in the voting!
