29th February 2020 Update and thanks
Dear Foodbank Supporters and Donors,
With your generous ongoing help and support, since the last update on 1st February, we have distributed food to 454 people, (which has included 154 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
You will see from the table below that with your help and support we have fed 5084 people since 1st April. At this date last year we had fed 4346 people. This is an increase year on year of 16.98% overall for adults and children. The increase in children fed for this period is 26.21%.
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 |
|
454 which included 154 children |
5084 which included 1960 children |
29985 which included 11133 children |
2646.2kgs (5821.6lbs: 51.97cwt: 2.59 tons) |
4322.8kgs (9510.1lbs: 84.91cwt: 4.24 tons) |
1.65 tons more distributed than donated |
The team of volunteers at the warehouse have processed 6.83 tons of food since the last update – thank you to all of the team – we are very grateful to all the warehouse volunteers who have again come in for additional sessions to help over the past fortnight.
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 URGENTLY NEED and would be really grateful for:–
Jars of Pasta Sauce; Tinned Carrots; Tinned Sausage and Beans; Puddings; Tinned Fruit; Ready Made Custard; Small jars of coffee; Multipacks of Crisps; Shampoo; Male and Female Deodorants; Safety Razors; Shaving Gel/Foam
We are RUNNING LOW on Instant Mashed Potato; Fruit Juice; Tinned Meat; Tinned Fish: Washing Pods
AT THE MOMENT, AS A RESULT OF RECENT DONATIONS WE HAVE PLENTY OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:- Biscuits; Porridge; Tinned Peas; Tinned Sweetcorn; Bottled Water; Chickpeas/Red Kidney Beans; Treats; Jam; Rice Pudding; Tinned Spaghetti; Dry Pasta; Cooked and uncooked rice; Baked Beans; Soup; Women’s Products
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 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
On our website www.nuneaton.foodbank.org.uk we now 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 have been asked by many people recently if we could put this donation opportunity onto our website.
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.
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