Leading supermarket makes 'significant' donation to Christian Ecology Link

Jo Abbess receives NISA donation

Christian Ecology Link (CEL) has been offered a significant donation by the NISA supermarket in Highams Park, North London, under their ‘Making a Difference Locally’ scheme, which earmarks a proportion of sales for good causes. CEL is an educational charity helping to bring people of faith together to work on environmental projects, and has its Resources Office in South Chingford.

Information Officer Jo Abbess said: "I'm taken aback by the generosity shown by Nisa. These funds are going to be very welcome in supporting our projects, and my colleagues are thrilled to hear the news."

She added: "Nisa in Highams Park has always impressed me as an enterprise with community values - it shows in the treatment of its staff and customers, and the attention to the quality of the food on sale - for example, offering a selection of Fair Trade products, free range eggs and a wide selection of fresh fruit and vegetables. I don't think you can get nicer than a local Nisa. CEL encourages people to eat the LOAF way - Local, Organic, Animal-friendly and Fairly Traded, and where
possible, support the local economy, rather than giant multinational corporations."

The donation was a ‘total surprise’ to CEL. Jo Abbess added: "I never dreamed Nisa would choose us, but I'm so glad they did!."

Amongst other ongoing projects, CEL is hosting a workshop in London on changing lifestyles in November, and another workshop on housing in January 2015, covering issues such as affordable housing, energy efficiency, green renovations and empty properties.

Previous workshops and conferences have placed the spotlight on ethical food, low carbon transport solutions and the green economy.

CEL came to Nisa's attention when Danish Abbas, Store Manager for Highams Park, consulted his customers about local good causes, and happened to ask Jo Abbess, who revealed that she worked for a charity in the area.

The Making a Difference Locally scheme collects 1p to 2p from sales of a selected range of products sold in the Nisa branch, and they consider a range of local good causes on their merits.

The Nisa Retail Limited franchise represented in Hale End Road, Highams Park, in Waltham Forest, has ten branches in North London, and make regular charitable donations to worthy causes.

Making a Difference Locally can be contacted via: www.makingadifferencelocally.com/MADL

More details about Christian Ecology Link can be found on their website: www.greenchristian.org.uk

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