The project, called 'Community Matters', will see Waitrose donate £1,000 a month to good causes in the town.
Each month Waitrose workers will choose three good causes to benefit from a share of the supermarket's £1,000 regular donation.
The fir
st three causes to benefit will be Gosport Sea Cadets, Multiple Sclerosis Society (Gosport branch) and the First Gosport Scouts Group.
Shoppers at the checkout will each be handed a green token which they can place into one of three labelled boxes at the store exit, allowing them to learn about and vote for the cause they would like to support.
The more nominations a cause gets, the greater the share of the donation they will receive.
Jo Ward, Branch Manager of Waitrose in Gosport, said: 'Community Matters is a fantastic initiative that will make a huge difference to a lot of people in the area.
'We're passionate about our community and as a team are very proud to be working on such a worthwhile scheme.
'We look forward to seeing lots of nominations from our customers in the coming months.'
Community Matters is a corporate and social responsibility initiative, which will see all 190 Waitrose food shops across the UK donate money to local causes every month.
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