Longbenton store donates £2,000 to Chuf through National Lottery scheme
Bargain Booze in Longbenton has donated £2,000 to children’s heart charity Chuf after a customer won a jackpot sum through a National Lottery ticket bought at the store.
National Lottery operator Allwyn’s ‘Share the Win’ scheme rewards retailers and stores which have sold high tier winning tickets of £50,000 or more to customers, including through EuroMillions, Lotto and Thunderball tickets or National Lottery Scratchcards.
The store team at Bargain Booze Longbenton have received a little extra in their pay packet this month and were keen to pass the remainder of the reward to Chuf which is based at Newcastle’s Freeman Hospital, while also supporting young cardiac patients at other hospitals in the North East.
It is the second time the store team have chosen to support Chuf in the last 18 months having raised £2,760 for the charity through a fundraising challenge in April 2024.
Chuf Community Fundraiser Victoria Byrom was thrilled to attend the store to accept a cheque for the amount from the store team and Area Manager Alison Hutchinson, of SPAR North of England wholesaler and distributor James Hall & Co. Ltd, who own the store.
Victoria said: “Everyone at Chuf is hugely grateful for this donation and it will go towards the pioneering services we deliver that make a positive impact on heart families, inspire hope, and empower the Heart Heroes we have supported to reach their full potential.
“Chuf has been around for more than 40 years, but fundraising has never been harder as we seek to raise over £1m annually to continue the great work we do. A massive thank you to the team at Bargain Booze Longbenton for their generosity.”
Alison said: “The store team at Longbenton are kind-hearted bunch and some colleagues in other stores in the area have benefited from Chuf’s fantastic services.
“It really is an inspiring small charity which punches well above its size to deliver impactful services. As soon as we learned of the reward through our lucky customer’s National Lottery win, we knew Chuf was the local charity we wished to donate to.”
James Hall & Co. Ltd is a fifth-generation family business which serves a network of independent SPAR retailers and company-owned SPAR stores across Northern England six days a week from its base at Bowland View in Preston.