The festive period is all about the gift of giving and two front line charities are appealing for volunteers to help during this years Tesco Food Collection to feed those in their local communities.
Kind-hearted people have been urged to sign up and join an army of volunteers across UK Tesco stores from November 18 to 20, to collect food for the Trussell Trust and FareShare.
The Trussell Trust provides emergency food parcels to people in crisis, and FareShare provides food to thousands of frontline charities and community groups.
The Tesco Food Collection is a vital source of food for the two charities, and with the pandemic still looming over us and the cost of living increasing, the need to collect food for the charities is greater than ever.
Tesco will also be topping up the donations made during the collection with a 20% cash donation to help the charities in their work.
Lindsay Boswell, Chief Executive at FareShare is encouraging people to get involved and said: “With many people still feeling the effects of the pandemic, and, with the huge increase in heating bills and living costs coming in the lead up to the cold winter months, we know that there will be many people turning to their local grassroots organisations for support with food this Christmas,” he said.
“We would be hugely grateful to anyone who is able to volunteer at the Tesco Food Collection this year to encourage more shoppers to donate much-needed food to FareShare, so we can continue to support those who need it most.”
Emma Revie, chief executive of the Trussell Trust said people could make a real difference to their local foodbank by volunteering at a nearby Tesco store.
“Christmas can be an extremely difficult time for many people but especially for families facing crisis,” she said. “We know that too many people will be forced to use a food bank over the festive period because they are unable to afford the essentials.
“Supporting the Tesco Food Collection this November by volunteering could make all the difference to your local food bank during this busy period. You could donate a couple of hours of time and volunteer during the collection or alternatively, you could donate food to your local Tesco’s donation point. Please do get in touch to hear about volunteering opportunities.”
To volunteer for the collection please sign up via FareShare: https://fareshare.org.uk/foodcollection/
or the Trussell Trust: https://www.trusselltrust.org/get-involved/tesco-food-collection/
To date Tesco customers have donated more than 40 million meals during the in-store collections to support their work.
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