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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.