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Nuneaton Foodbank – latest update – 9th December 2018

23rd December 2018

Dear Foodbank Supporters and Donors,

Since the last update, which was two weeks ago on 24th November, we have distributed food to

182 people, (which has included 58 children).

Our volunteers have ‘signposted’ the adults visiting our four centres to further help and support in order to begin to move them out of the crisis they are in.

LATEST DATA as at 6th December

Number of people fed since last update Total Numbers fed from 1st April 2018 Total Numbers fed since launch in 2013 Food donated since last update Food distributed since last update Difference in amount collected

182 which included 58

children

2690 which included 861 children 22828 which included 8349 children

3466.0kgs

(7625.2lbs:

68.08cwt:

3.40 tons)

3057.9kgs 6727.4lbs: 60.06cwt:

3.00 tons)

0.40 of a  ton more

donated than distributed

 

As you can see, we have fed well over 90 people each week over the past two weeks, and although we have received an amazing 3.40 tons in donations over this period, for which we are extremely grateful, we have distributed very nearly all of this over the two weeks!

 

A HUGE THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS RESPONDED AND IS RESPONDING TO OUR APPEAL FOR HELP

Since the last update we have again been very touched by the very wide range of responses to our appeal for donations.

We would especially wish to thank the members of the Traveller Community, who have donated an AMAZING 500kgs of food at ASDA over the last two weeks!

We also would like to thank a group of young men from Everlastrooftrim in Leicester, who delivered a very generous donation of much needed items to us, to help the local community.

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO DONATES

We all would like to thank everyone who donates to the foodbank –  Churches – Schools – local businesses and organisations, and individual donors, who regularly donate food to help those in need locally.

We are always very pleased to receive individual and corporate cash donations, which help us to purchase bread and spread and other items, such as baby milk, nappies etc which we add to food parcels as needed.

 

 

TESCO NATIONAL FOOD COLLECTION AT CHRISTMAS TIME ON

30th NOVEMBER  and  1st  DECEMBER

 WE ARE DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF FOOD DONATED DURING THE DECEMBER COLLECTION THIS YEAR WAS AN AMAZING 2603.8KGS, WHICH IS  2.56TONS!

We are really so very grateful to all the generous shoppers who kindly donated food for those in need in Nuneaton and Bedworth. We have shared the donated food with Bedworth Foodbank, and they have received 891.6kgs of food, and we have received 1712.2kgs of food.

 

WE ARE INDEBTED TO STEVE HUGGARD, THE MANAGER OF TESCO BEDWORTH, AND TO KIMBERLEY, THE COMMUNITY CHAMPION, AND TO RAJ FROM TESCO BEDWORTH MANAGEMENT TEAM, FOR ENABLING THIS COLLECTION TO TAKE PLACE, AND TO ALL THE STAFF FOR THEIR HELP AND SUPPORT,

HUGE THANKS ALSO TO ALL THE VOLUNTEERS WHO HELPED OVER THE TWO DAYS AT TESCO, AND ALSO ON THE FOLLOWING TUESDAY AT TESCO AND THE BEDWORTH AND NUNEATON FOODBANK WAREHOUSES.

Pictured here from left to right are:- Raj Saidha (Tesco Management Team); Steve Huggard (Manager Tesco Bedworth); Three Foodbank volunteers;  and Kimberley Rollings (Tesco Bedworth Community Champion)

 

SHOPPING LIST OF ITEMS WE NEED URGENTLY

We know that people like to know what we are particularly in need of when they are thinking of donating food, and at the moment we would be really grateful for:

Small jars of coffee;  Puddings; Tinned or cartoned custard

As always, any donations at all are very warmly welcomed, but the above items are particularly needed.

If you are aware of friends or relatives that might wish to support the work of the foodbank in helping families in need in the local Nuneaton community, and who want to know where they can make food donations, the following places kindly have collection points:-

ASDA; SAINSBURYS; ATTLEBOROUGH CO-OP; BULKINGTON CO-OP; YORKSHIRE BANK; NUNEATON TOWN HALL; CAFFE NERO; NUFFIELD HEALTH GYM and many local churches.

WE URGENTLY NEED VOLUNTEERS

In order to continue to provide the support needed at our four centres, which working together give access five days a week to emergency food parcels for those in need, we rely on the help of volunteers. We are always grateful for the help of volunteers, and there are a number of different jobs that need to be done in order to enable the Nuneaton Foodbank to operate efficiently.

PLEASE CAN YOU HELP?

If you would like to help us by being a volunteer please contact our Volunteer Co-ordinator ([email protected])

 

Again many thanks to you all for your ongoing generous support.

Kind regards,

David

 

 

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