Bountiful harvest for Rochdale Foodbank

Rochdale Foodbank has received abundant donations, thanks to the generosity of the borough this harvest season.

Iain Wight, who set up the foodbank with his wife, Margaret, said: “These donations are the life blood of the foodbank. Without them we would not survive. We cannot say a big enough thank you to everyone, particularly children, who have given even the smallest tin, or packet of food, to help someone in our town who is going through a crisis.”

Despite typically receiving most donations during harvest and at Christmas, the donations received by the foodbank must last all year so there is enough to go around.

 

 

Set up in 2012, the foodbank operates on a voucher system, provided by over 130 agencies in Rochdale who have identified people in crisis, who may struggle to buy food.

The voucher is honoured like a cheque, in exchange for three-days’ worth of goods.

Last year, more than 6,600 three-day emergency food supplies were given to people in crisis at Rochdale Foodbank, providing more than 2,200 children with provisions.

The foodbank currently urgently requires:

• Semi-skimmed milk (UHT 1 litre)
• 500g bags of sugar
• Pasta sauces

Donations can be made at:

• Tesco, Silk Street, Sudden, Rochdale, OL11 3ER 
• All of the borough’s libraries
• Many of the borough’s churches
• Co-op stores at Cutgate, Littleborough and Milnrow
• At the back of Rochdale Foodbank on South Parade, Rochdale, OL16 1LR - Opening hours are 11.00am – 12:45pm Monday to Friday. A member of staff will greet you and make sure your donation is safely booked in.

Food can be collected by contacting Dave Hill: 07922 658346