The East Lothian Food Bank have posted an urgent appeal on Facebook for tinned food - can you help?
In the post the food bank wrote: "Our tinned fish, tinned meat and tinned vegetables shelves are looking very bare."
The Tranent-based food bank helped over 4000 people in need last year - 1822 of whom were children.
All the food which goes into their standard food parcels is donated by the public which is why food donations are absolutely vital to their ability to give everyone referred to by them a balanced and nutritious three-day supply of food .
As well as taking donations at the food bank itself (3 Civic Square, Tranent), local collection points for East Lothian's food bank can be found in:
Local libraries:
- Dunbar
- East Linton
- Haddington
- Musselburgh
- North Berwick
- Port Seton
- Prestonpans
- Tranent (George Johnson Centre)
Local churches including all Church Of Scotland churches, St Gabriels (Prestonpans), Holy Trinity (Haddington), St. Martins (Tranent).
Other drop off points include North Berwick NISA, North Berwick Community Centre, Musselburgh and North Berwick and Musselburgh Tesco stores, and The Party Shop Prestonpans.
For more information on how to donate visit their website here .
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