Generous shoppers in East Kilbride have donated vital food to Kilbryde Hospice through Lidl’s ‘Teaming up to Tackle Hunger’ initiative.
By simply scanning a flyer at the till, local shoppers added funds to purchase one of five store cupboard essentials including packets of rice, tins of tuna and cereal, with each donation matched by Lidl.
Lidl’s Hairmyres store processed the kind-hearted donations collected by hospice staff to be put to good use for in-patient meals, and community deliveries.
The Hairmyres store in East Kilbride and Kilbryde Hospice, which provides palliative care, is just one partnership in the Teaming up to Tackle Hunger scheme, with Lidl’s 105 Scottish stores partnering with 105 charities across the country.
The initiative is in addition to Lidl’s ongoing partnership with Neighbourly through their ‘Feed it Back’ scheme, with the retailer donating surplus food from stores to local charities daily.
Through this, Lidl has donated over 785,000 meals to an extensive network of 330 community partners across Scotland including food banks, community centres, soup kitchens and more.
Erin Sandilands, fundraiser at Kilbryde Hospice, said: “We’re fortunate to have been nominated by Lidl Hairmyres and are grateful for all the donations that we have received.
“Kilbryde Hospice is a 12-bed unit, with only a proportion of funding being provided throughout the year.
“This means we rely on the goodwill and kindness of businesses like Lidl and East Kilbryde residents to help keep our vital services running. Thank you again to the local community for supporting Kilbryde.”
Ross Millar, Lidl’s Regional Director for Scotland, said: “The success of the Teaming up to Tackle Hunger initiative is testament to our shoppers’ generosity and commitment to supporting their local community.
“This new format for donating in-store has made contributing to charity easier, we are amazed with the contribution and what we can achieve together with our customers.”
Customer donation boxes are also available in store for customers who wish to continue to directly donate food and groceries to local causes.
