OUR NEXT UPDATE WILL BE IN FOUR WEEKS TIME ON FEBRUARY 29TH
1st February 2020 Update and thanks
Dear Foodbank Supporters and Donors,
Since the last update on 18th January, we have distributed food to 231 people, (which has included 87 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 1st February
| Number of people fed since last update | Total Numbers fed from 1st April 2019 | Total Numbers fed since launch in 2013 | Food donated since last update | Food distributed since last update | Difference in amount collected |
|
231 which included 87 children |
4630 which included 1806 children |
29531 which included 10979 children |
1230.7kgs (2707.5lbs: 24.17cwt: 1.20 tons) |
2058.0kgs (4527.6lbs: 40.42cwt: 2.02 tons) |
0.82 tons more donated than distributed |
The team of volunteers at the warehouse have processed 3.22 tons of food since the last update – thank you to all of the team for all the additional time they have volunteered to process this huge amount of food.
A HUGE THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO DONATES
We all would like to thank everyone who donates to the foodbank – Churches and Chapels – 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:–
Tinned Carrots; Puddings; Angel Delight; Jelly; Tinned Custard; Small jars of coffee; Instant Mashed Potato; Fruit Juice; Shaving Gel/Foam; Razors
As always, all donations are very gratefully received, but the above items are particularly needed.
AT THE MOMENT, AS A RESULT OF RECENT DONATIONS WE HAVE PLENTY OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:- Biscuits; Tinned Fish: Tinned Meat; Bottled Water; Treats; Jam; Pasta Sauces; Rice Pudding; Tinned Spaghetti; Dry Pasta; Baked Beans; Soup
We must stress that this is the position at our warehouse at the time of writing, and our next update will again reflect the changing situation, which fluctuates depending on the number of parcels we make up over the coming days. We thought that you would like to have this information, so that you know what we have sufficient stocks of at the moment, and what we are short of.
However, as always, all donations are very gratefully received.
If over the next four weeks, this situation changes, we will update the ‘Donate Food’ section of our website – which is www.nuneaton.foodbank.org.uk – click on the ‘Donate Food’ button
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; GALLEY COMMON CO-OP; YORKSHIRE BANK; NUNEATON TOWN HALL; CAFFE NERO; NUFFIELD HEALTH GYM and many local churches and chapels.
WE ARE ALWAYS GRATEFUL FOR 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.
MIGHT YOU BE ABLE TO HELP?
If you would like to help us by being a volunteer please contact our Volunteer Co-ordinator for further information ([email protected])
Again many thanks to you all for your ongoing generous support.
Kind regards,
David