Tesco is urging shoppers in Lanarkshire to donate to their summer food collection this week and help support children and families.
The Tesco Extra store in Belhaven Road, Wishaw will be among those across the country taking part in the initiative in aid of food distribution charities FareShare and the Trussell Trust.
Shoppers are being urged to donate a variety of long-life foodstuffs to help FareShare supply thousands of community groups such as children’s holiday clubs and food pantries and help the Trussell Trust’s network of food banks provide emergency parcels to families in crisis.
Shoppers will be greeted in-store with a shopping list giving details of the products that are most-needed by their local food bank or FareShare regional centre, and are being encouraged to pick up an item as they shop to drop in special donation trolleys on the way out of the store.
The supermarket giant will give a little extra help with top up donations of 20 per cent.
Jim Burns, Director of Operations at FareShare Glasgow and the West of Scotland, said: "The items we receive will help us to support a huge range of organisations.
"Your donations will make such a big difference to thousands of children at risk of going hungry this summer, so if you’re able to donate just one item in your local Tesco store we would be so thankful."
The in-store collection will run from Thursday to Saturday this week.
Tesco Express stores will also collect donations throughout the summer, until August 28.
Customers who want to support FareShare and the Trussell Trust but are unable to shop in store can donate their Tesco Clubcard vouchers to them via the Tesco Clubcard website.
