Charities across Dumbarton and Vale of Leven are being invited to join the Scotmid Co-operative’s Community Connect initiative.

The initiative was set up in 2017, and so far, over £155,000 has been awarded to 18 good cause projects.

All you have to do is sign up before the March 22 and your charity could be rewarded a share of the £25,000 available to the west region.

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People in the community can get behind the charities by simply signing up for the Scotmid Co-operative Connect Card.

To join, you can complete an application form in your local Scotmid store, otherwise you can phone and speak to the membership and community team on ​0131 335 4433​ who will post a form out to you.

After that, all you have to do is scan your Connect Card and this goes towards a Community Connect vote.

As a member, you can attend two Membership Meetings (AGM) in order to cast your votes and allocate the awards up to £15,000 to the three good cause groups.