Thank you to everyone who has donated at Co-op stores across these Isles to help raise over £1 million for the Disasters Emergency Committee’s (DEC) Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal.

People across the Isle of Man have donated at local Co-op stores, online, and using their Member Rewards in the Co-op App on their phones. Our combined efforts are supporting those people in the Ukraine who have no food, no shelter and no idea what the future holds.

We’re continuing to support the DEC appeal until 30 April and we can all help by making a donation in any Co-op store in the Isle of Man, online, or via Member Rewards in the Co-op app or on the Co-op website. Member Rewards will be directed through the Co-op Foundation and they’ll pledge the value of all donations to DEC.

Michael Josem is a long-term consumer advocate, most prominently as a global leader in combating fraud in the online gambling industry. He was in part the inspiration for the 20th Century Fox Movie, Runner Runner, starring Ben Affleck and Justin Timberlake.

Josem has over a decade of experience as a senior business leader working across various high-tech and online industries, and takes action to build a better community. His primary volunteer roles include service for the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, and Graih, the homelessness charity.