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Nuneaton Foodbank – latest update 4th July 2020

4th July 2020

4th July 2020 Update and thanks

Dear Foodbank Supporters and Donors,

With your generous ongoing help and support, since our last update we have distributed food to 210 people, (which has included 55 children).

LATEST AVAILABLE DATA as at 4th July

Number of people fed since last update on 7th June  Total Numbers fed from 1st April 2020  Numbers fed since ‘lockdown’    on  23rd March

210

which

included

55 children

987

which

included

253 children

1131

which

included

371 children

AGAIN AN ENORMOUS THANK YOU TO ALL OUR VOLUNTEERS 

Thank you to all our volunteers, both those running the two sessions each week at each of our four centres, and to those working at the warehouse. Over the past week or two, some of our temporary warehouse volunteers have returned to their ‘everyday’ work. We thank them for both the ‘normal’ sessions they have been helping at the warehouse, and for the additional sessions they have come in to help. 

 

 

THANK YOU TO RICHARD JEBB AND HIS TEAM FROM BRITISH GAS

 

 

 

For the past three months, we have been very grateful to receive donations of food from the regional TESCO warehouse. These donations have been collected from the regional TESCO warehouse and delivered to our Nuneaton Foodbank warehouse. 

Richard Jebb from British Gas, has very kindly organised members of his team to make this possible, and we are very grateful to Richard and all the extremely helpful members of his team, who have been supporting us week by week. Pictured here unloading at Nuneaton Foodbank warehouse are just two of Richard Jebb’s team. Thank you to you all for your tremendous help. 

 

FOOD DONATIONS

Due to the current restrictions, most of our regular donation points in churches, chapels and organisations are no longer able to operate, and we are dependent on donations at supermarkets such as ASDA, Sainsburys, The Coop and Lidl. We are very grateful to individual donors who are bringing donations to the Foodbank warehouse, where they leave the donations outside the warehouse, and alert the warehouse team by knocking on the door, and then moving back two metres, so that safe distancing is ensured.

Our key message still is please, please could you continue to donate items from the ‘Shopping list’ shown below, in the ways that you are doing – both at local supermarkets, through church and organisational collections, and through individual donations.  

 

SHOPPING LIST OF ITEMS WE ARE NEED OF:-

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

Instant Mashed Potato; Sponge Puddings; Cuppa Soups; Squash; Packets of Pasta and Sauce; Shower Gel; Soap; Toothpaste; Shampoo; Male and Female Deodorant; Male and Female Razors; Shaving Gel/Foam; Washing up Liquid; Washing powder 

If 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 

Food donations We would like to thank TESCO, the ASDA Community Fund, MORRISONS, MIDCOUNTIES COOP and EDIBLELINKS for their extremely helpful donations of food. 

 

HOW CAN YOU CONTINUE TO HELP? 

Where it has been possible, people are donating in our local supermarkets, and we are really grateful for this ongoing support. Many people have been contacting us to ask if they can make financial donations, as they are unable to get out to shop.   We are pleased to let you know that we are able to receive donations through the ‘Donate’ button on our website.   

On our website www.nuneaton.foodbank.org.uk we have on the GIVE HELP section, under the DONATE MONEY section – ONE OFF GIFTS – a ‘button’ which allows you to donate directly to Nuneaton Foodbank. 

We are extremely grateful for the very encouraging response from many members of the local community and organisations via this link on our Nuneaton Foodbank website 

We are trying to send out acknowledgements for donations as soon as we can, although there may be some delay in getting these out to you as we respond to the many requests for help from the Nuneaton Community. 

 

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; LIDL; YORKSHIRE BANK.

Again many thanks to you all for your ongoing generous support

Kind regards,

David

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