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Stockport Foodbank
Summer 2013
Some of the Foodbank Team at Tesco Handforth Dean pictured alongside Tesco staff and visiting Regional Management
Massive support across Stockport for our Supermarket collections A couple of weeks ago an army of volunteers descended ‘en masse’ on Tesco Stores at Handforth Dean and Portwood, to take part in Tesco’s national promotion with the Foodbank network. Arranged through the Trussell Trust HQ, it gave us the opportunity to collect for 2 d ays at both stores and replenish our dwindling food stocks in the nick of time. The last few months has seen an unprecedented increase in the demand for the services of the Foodbank, precipitated b y the changes to crisis loans and the continuing re-‐organisation of the
benefit system that is affecting thousands in our Borough. Our task, however, is to strive to meet this demand and our thanks are extended to Tesco and the countless number of shoppers who donated so generously to the collection. For their part Tesco will be adding to the amount collected by uplifting its value by 30% so we can continue shopping there for some time to come, courtesy of their customers. In the next few weeks we will be joining with Asda in a n ational promotion and plans are in place with Sainsbury’s in Hazel Grove too.
How to contact Stockport Foodbank On the phone: Call 0161 487 3370 during normal office hours
By E mail: foodbank@hgbc.org.uk Our web site: http://www.stockport.foodbank.org.uk Visit and “LIKE” our Facebook page – Stockport Foodbank.
Job Centre Plus Stockport Foodbank was delighted to attend the recent “Market Place” organised for the staff at Job Centre Plus. We had a fascinating day explaining to the staff how the Foodbank works and we left with a wonderful food donation too!
And thank you to our anonymous donors Every w eek we continue to be amazed at the generosity of folk who just turn up at foodbank to make a donation of food. Thank you so much to those who give to the Foodbank in this way.
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How to find Stockport Foodbank Stockport Foodbank operates from 2 food distribution centres at theJunction, close to ‘Pets at Home’ and Hazel Grove Baptist Church. Holders of vouchers are welcome to attend either centre during our opening hours: theJunction, 17 Didsbury Rd, (close to Pets at Home) SK4 2BD
Bramhall Runners, on your marks…
Mondays 1.00 – 3.00
Thursday July 11th saw over 100 runners from around the Stockport area take part in Bramhall Runners inaugural 5K sponsored run in aid of the Stockport Foodbank. The weather conditions couldn’t have been better, warm and dry and everyone who took part had a brilliant evening.
Thursdays 1.00 – 3.00
The run raised over £500 for the Foodbank – thank you to everyone who helped with the event, runners and organisers alike! Further runs are now planned across the summer so if you’d like to know more details please contact either Stockport Foodbank or the Bramhall Runners web site
Enough to fill Edgeley Park!
Hazel Grove Baptist Church (opposite Hazel Grove Railway Station), SK7 4EX Mondays 12.30 – 2.30 Wednesday 10.00-‐12noon Fridays 11.30 – 2.30
To find out how you can refer clients to the Stockport Foodbank call 0161 487 3370.
Marple Hall School Hundreds of cans and packets of food as well as a substantial cash donation were collected by the pupils of Marple Hall School at their Summer term non uniform day. Collecting the food on behalf of the Foodbank, M ike Atkinson praised and thanked the pupils for “their outstanding support towards those who are in real need in the Stockport area.”
Recent figures from the Council have confirmed that there are now over 9,000 children living within the definition of “Poverty” in our Borough. If we were to add to this number a carer or parent for each child, then the total number would not fit inside S tockport County’s Football ground! For every child living in poverty, there is a household too, and it’s these homes that we want to support wherever we can. Please consider referring such households to the Foodbank if you feel they are facing a crisis.
www.stockport.foodbank.org.uk