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Rockhampton Coles customers raised more than $3,200 as part of a fundraising appeal to help families affected by childhood cancer.
The efforts at Rockhampton North, Rockhampton South, and Yeppoon stores contributed to a total $3.2 million raised across the country in four weeks.
About $1.57 million went towards food rescue organisation SecondBite and nearly $1.5 million to national children’s cancer charity Redkite.
More than half the funds raised were from Coles supermarket customers who purchased a $2 donation card at the checkout.
Research released by SecondBite in November showed more than three-quarters of its food charities expected Christmas would be more difficult for the people they support in the community, with 72 per cent of agencies also reporting an increase in demand for food relief since COVID-19 began.