Volunteers are being sought in Lanarkshire to help two leading charities support children and families this summer.
From July 15 to July 17 charities FareShare and the Trussell Trust will be collecting long-life food in Lanarkshire's Tesco stores - that's as part of a special collection campaign to support children and families throughout the summer holidays.
Food donated by Tesco customers during the collection will go to support food banks in the Trussell Trust’s Lanarkshire network and to local charities supplied by FareShare, including holiday clubs providing healthy meals and activities to youngsters outside of term-time.
Tesco will once again top up customer donations made in store by 20 per cent in cash to aid the two charities in their work.
Volunteers are needed to encourage shoppers to leave their donations in the collection point at the front of stores, as shoppers are more likely to donate if volunteers are present, and to spread awareness of the collection through social media.
Emma Revie of the Trussell Trust told Lanarkshire Live : "We’re seeing more people than ever struggling in extreme poverty and pushed to the doors of food banks because they do not have enough money to survive.
"This isn’t right.
"But over the last year, we have been overwhelmed by the support people in Lanarkshire have shown towards food banks in our network by donating food at Tesco.
"This summer, we would be so grateful if people can share shopping lists of their local food bank’s most-needed items on their social media, support the Tesco Summer Food Collection when they are next in store, and encourage friends and family to donate.
"Together we can make a difference and work towards building a hunger free future."
To find out more about volunteering during the Tesco Food Collection and to sign up, head online.
*Don't miss the latest headlines from around Lanarkshire. Sign up to our newsletters here.
And did you know Lanarkshire Live had its own app? Download yours for free here.
