Introduced in 2019, the program enables each Bernardi's store to donate $10,000 per year to worthy groups in their communities.

Every six months, the team chooses three beneficiaries per store to share $5,000 of donations and it's up to customers to decide how the funds are distributed.

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The group with the most votes receives $2500, while the one with the second highest number of votes receives $1500. The remaining group gets $1000.

Bathurst High Waluwin Breakfast Club, the Kelso High Support Unit, and Kirinari Community Services were the beneficiaries in the latest round of the program, and the group from Kelso High received the most votes.

Teacher Chris Bergen said the $2500 was put towards purchasing laptops and a charging station for students in the support unit.

"We always have a need to get things up to date and up to speed, so this is a great opportunity for the school and for our students," he said.

"We've managed to buy four [laptops] with this and the charging station, which is terrific. We're looking at, within the budget, getting a couple more in the next little while."

The school is incredibly thankful to Bernardi's for running the program and selecting the support unit to be a beneficiary.

"We can't give the Building Better Communities program a big enough rap," Mr Bergen said.

"Working in the support unit, these kids need that extra support to get themselves through school. To be able to have access to the latest electronic equipment, which is so important to education today, is fantastic."

Bernardi's Bathurst store manager Michael Ross said the support unit was "a worthy cause" and he was happy to see the program supporting local schools.

More than $130,000 has been provided to Bernardi's communities since the inception of its Building Better Communities program.

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