19th January 2019 Update and thanks
Dear Foodbank Supporters and Donors,
We hope that 2019 has started well for you, and thank you very much indeed for your ongoing support during the past year.
Sincere apologies for the delay in producing this latest update – as you will see from the data below it has been an extremely busy time, both at the warehouse and in our centres. We have had to focus on the logistical challenges that this activity has presented in the past few weeks, and trust that you will understand why this delay has happened.
Since the last update on 9th December, we have distributed food to 1062 people, (which has included 504 children).
Included in these figures are the numbers fed through our Christmas Food and Toys project, which we have again run jointly with the Salvation Army. This year we made up Christmas Hampers which were distributed by professionals from Nuneaton and Bedworth Children’s Team, from Nuneaton Family Support Workers Team, and Stockingford Early Years Centre.
Most of this data has now been collated, and through this joint work with agencies we fed a total of 504 people, (which included 300 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 18th January
| 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 |
|
1062 which included 504 children |
3572 which included 1365 children |
23890 which included 8853 children |
5161.4kgs (11355.0lbs: 101.38cwt: 5.07 tons) |
5181.4kgs 11399.0lbs: 101.78cwt: 5.08 tons) |
0.01 of a ton more distributed than donated |
As you can see, we have had 5.07 tons of food generously donated over this period, but have distributed 5.08 tons – we have distributed 20kgs more than has been donated over the period.
This has meant that an amazing 10 tons of food has been processed by the warehouse team over this period, and we would like to thank all those volunteers involved in collecting, sorting, dating, stacking, and then preparing requisitions to go out from the warehouse. We would especially want to thank Dave Parr, our warehouse manager, for all that he has done to enable this huge operation to feed those in need in the Nuneaton area to take place.
We have been extremely grateful for all the donations we have received over this period, and we have distributed all of this, and 0.01 of a ton more than this. We could not have done this without your help and support = THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH
THANK YOU 15TH NUNEATON CUBS
In December members of the 15th Nuneaton Cub Pack held a special collection for the Nuneaton Foodbank.
We would like to thank all the members of the Cub Pack, and all their parents and friends who took part in this collection.
Pictured here are members of the 15th Nuneaton Cub Pack with Gailyn Groves, one of the Nuneaton Foodbank Management Team, who came out with David Craddick from the Foodbank Management Team, to receive this extremely helpful donation
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.
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:–
Fruit Juice; Small packs of Instant Mash; Large packs of Instant Mash; Steamed Puddings;
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