Helping local people at crisis point
Robinson Reade Estate Agents in Park Gate has been supporting us for a couple of years.
When they heard that our Whiteley drop off point closed in January, they kindly agreed to help out by offering to host a drop off point at their office in Park Gate.
Food can be dropped off at their offices during their normal opening times (9am-6pm Mon to Fri and 9am-4pm Sat).
The drop off point is available from today.
You are invited to the 8th Annual Meeting of the Meon Valley Food Bank on Monday 13th March to be held at Wickham Community Centre, Mill Lane, Wickham, Hampshire PO17 5AL
The doors will be open from 7.00 p.m to view our “work space” and the Meeting will begin at 7.30 when Mike Salter will present the Chairman’s Report and Andy Hallam will present the Treasurer’s Report.
There will then be a break for refreshments followed by a talk by Dr Sanjay Mall, Head of the Big Difference, Southampton.
If you would like to come, please contact us to confirm your space.
December was the most incredible month. Every day that we were open fantastic food donations arrived briefly filling our shelves. Why briefly you ask?
Because of your support, during December, we were able to help 76 families plus a further 57 families whose children receive free school meals. We have never experienced such a demand. This was 3 or 4 times greater than we have ever seen before. As quickly as food came in it went out again.
It was only through you that we were able to go on helping those who were really in need.
So who is the You? Schools, churches, clubs and societies (from golf clubs to the Cubs), hairdressers and local stores, companies and so many individuals who have shared some of their Christmas with us. Not only have we been given food but also cash which is helpful as we often have to buy in extra food to restock.
In particular though we would like to thank the Bishop Waltham Rotary Club for their provision of a car and driver every week. Without them we could not deliver to so many of our clients who either do not have transport or for health reasons cannot leave their homes.
Thank you again from all of us at the food bank and indirectly from everyone who has had a better Christmas because of you.
We have always had close links with our local schools and throughout the year provide help to families referred to us.
This Christmas, bearing in mind the financial pressures we are all experiencing, we introduced a new initiative focussed on families whose children receive free school meals. In response our partner schools referred 66 families to us that included 160 children.
In the week before Christmas, thanks to all the incredible people who have been so generous again this year donating both food and money, we were able to provide each family with enough tinned and packaged food for seven days as well as a few Christmas goodies.
The Lions have brought their annual donation of tins of chocolates for us to distribute to our clients.
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