By Princewill  Ekwujuru

The management of  Shoprite supermarket, Enugu has donated  gift vouchers  worth N260,000.00  to the Therapeutic Day Care Centre (TDCC), Abakpa Nike, Enugu State . The school which caters for children with special needs such as mild learning disabilities; profound mental retardation; food allergies or terminal illness, etc. received the donation as part of Shoprites’ charity campaign.

Shoprite, a supermarket chain across Africa with a growing presence in Nigeria, had extended its ‘Help-Change-a-Life” initiative to the Enugu community, when it opened its store in August 2011. The Help-Change-a-Life initiative is Shoprite and its customers’ way of contributing and giving back to the community in which it operates.

It would be recalled that in the last couple of months, the Change-a-life charity campaign has donated over three (3) million Naira to notable voluntary institutions across the nation; and the figures are bound to increase as more stores are opened.

In a letter of appreciation to the management of Shoprite, the Director of the school Mrs. Hildegard Ebigbo expressed gratitude on behalf of the staff and students of the home.

“We assure you that the gift vouchers will be consciencously used for the children with special needs who are trained in our school, and live in our boarding houses.

The Enugu sales manager of Shoprite – Mrs. Nnenna Anyadiegwu, said that the management is committed to recognizing and supporting institutions that touch the lives of people. She furthermore said ‘this is the third donation from the store since it opened for business in Enugu, and it sure will go a long way in assuring the people of the city that we are truly part of the community’.

The choice for the institution was borne out of merit and outstanding dedication to the cause of salvaging the plight of the less privileged, which coincides with Shoprite’s own commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility.