Working together

Working together hero

We’re getting behind the food charity FareShare, who provide essentials to over 4,000 community food banks across the country. A little co-operation from our members and customers can make a big difference. Together, we’ve raised enough for over two million meals but we still need more. So please, be a local hero and donate by using one of the options below, including the option for Co-op members to donate their rewards through the Co-op Members’ Coronavirus Fund. Also, you can get involved by taking part in our Take 5, Donate 5 challenge.

Ways to Donate

Working together FareShare - Text Meals to 70490

Phone

Use your mobile to Text MEALS to 70490 and donate £10

Terms and conditions can be found here

Take 5, Donate 5 Challenge

Ways to Take 5

You can fit a lot into five minutes and the short break will take you away from your usual routine, keeping you fresh and alert. Here’s a few suggestions for how you could Take 5.

  • Try one of our boredom busters to keep your brain cells active
  • Do some keep fit exercise such as star jumps or one of our pillow exercises
  • Make a rasberry fizz mocktail
  • Text a compliment to a friend and make their day
  • Listen to a song that really lifts your spirits
  • Pick up that ignored book and read a few pages
  • Try one of the 5 minute meditations on the National Gallery YouTube page
  • Have some fun playing with your pet
  • Try a new hairstyle such as ‘sock curls’ before you go to bed
  • Research recipes so you’re ready to make a weekend treat
  • Take a selfie and refresh your profile picture
  • Beat stress by focusing on five things you can see, four things you can feel, three things you can hear, two things you can smell and one thing you can taste
  • Learn how to say hello and thank you in another language
  • Fill or refresh your picture frames to keep your walls interesting
  • Go on TikTok and spend five minutes laughing

Tell everyone about your Take 5

We'd love to see how you're taking part in our Take 5, Donate 5 challenge. Tag us in your selfies and use #LocalHeroes on social.

How we're helping the local community

Helping communities shop for each other

We’ve made it easier for those staying at home to pay for and get their essentials delivered with our Community Shopping Scheme. If you’ve been instructed by the Government to stay home, you can purchase or top up our Community Shopping Card by calling 0800 029 4592. The card will be posted to you within 2-3 working days and friends, family or volunteers can use this to do your shopping in store. We can also connect you to local volunteers in your area if support is needed to collect and deliver your shopping.

Inspiration for Isolation