Corby Foodbank is set to benefit from the generosity of the community thanks to a food collection drive being held at Tesco Extra on St James Road, Corby this week.
Held between Thursday 27th and Saturday 29th November, the in-store collection forms part of Tesco’s annual national event which supports its food charity partners, Fareshare and Trussell, to help provide food essentials to those in the local community who are facing hardship this Christmas.
Corby Foodbank will use the donations to distribute three-day emergency food parcels to local people in food crisis in the run up to Christmas.
“With the turning of the weather and people having to pay out more on bills just to keep their homes warm, winter can be a really tough time for many people who use our services,” said Corby Foodbank’s manager, Martin Langford.
“Tesco Extra have supported us for many years now with their donation drive, so we are incredibly grateful that they have chosen to provide support to us again this year.
“The generosity shown by those in the community always amazes me but I’m incredibly grateful that people bear the foodbank in mind, particularly at Christmas time.
“All of the donations that we receive this year will make a big difference to so many while spreading some Christmas spirit that I think we all deserve.”
All items can be donated in store at the Tesco Extra on St James Road, Corby until Saturday 29th November.
Donations that are most in need are:
- Cereal
- Pasta sauce
- Tinned vegetables
- Tinned meat
- Tinned fish
- Tinned fruit
- Tinned custard and rice pudding
- Biscuits
- Coffee
- Long life juice
- UHT milk
To find out more, visit the Corby Foodbank website.
