November Supermarket Collection Roll of Honour

We salute the hard work and commitment of the people who made the success out of the supermarket collections on Thursday 27th, Friday 28th and Saturday 29th November 2014.

And another huge thank you to everyone who donated so generously. We can now confirm that, across the two stores, a grand total of 3840 kgs of food was donated!

Click here to see the full Roll of Honour!

Emma's Story

"Daughter who is 23 returned home for a year. Wasn't declared as didn't pay any money as part time hairdresser and Emma ended up with £3,500 debt (overpayment). Has addiction and couldn't cope and has large water debt. Because of situation and debts has slipped back from being clear (been to rehab). Has two daughters (9 and 11) at home."

Thank you to Emma for sharing her story and a further thanks to the volunteer who wrote this down on her behalf.

Justin's Story

"I had been in a relationship for 13 years with two kids. My relationship broke down and I lost everything that I'd worked for during the 13 years. I ended up homeless and was put in a shelter. Now I've got a room in a hostel. The Foodbank helped me in a big way providing me with the essentials I needed to keep going until I sorted out my benefits. I have never been in this situation before and didn't know what to do. Without the Foodbank, I wouldn't have anything at all. Thanks.

Our thanks to Justin for sharing this with us.

Volunteer Celebration 2014

A great evening spent with such wonderful people who have given so much time towards making Foodbank what it is today. A fantastic collective achievement. Thank you again to everyone who supports us in so many ways and a huge well done to all those who received an award. 

Celia's Story

"Currently homeless or staying in B&B. On ESA but all money goes on B&B (£500/wk). Partner claimed PIP (Personal Independence Payment) 4 weeks ago but was told it would take 26 weeks for a decision to be made. Partner has type 2 diabetes and mental health issues. Have to leave B&B at 10am and not allowed back until evening. Have 15 year old son. Housing Solutions team will contact client regarding accomodation."

Thank you to Celia for sharing her story with us and to the volunteer who wrote this down on her behalf.

Can You Spare Two Hours To Help at Our Supermarket Collections?

It's less than TWO weeks until the National Food Collection! This is taking place on the 27th, 28th and 29th November 2014 at the Sealand Road and Frodsham Street Tesco stores.

We're short of volunteers and we'd love it if you can help out by volunteering for 2 hours on one of these days. Our flyer is available here.

What do we need from you?

We need your time and your energy to hand out shopping lists to shoppers as they come to the stores and to help collect their gifts as they leave. We will need 6 people on duty at all times at both the Frodsham Street store and the Sealand Road store. We’re just asking for 2 hours of your time. You must be 16 yrs of age or above.

Not sure if you can help?

Don’t worry if you haven’t done this before. We have friendly and experienced volunteers who will supervise the collections and show you what to do.

What next?

Check your diary and register your interest, indicating which days and times you may be free. We’ll keep you up to date with our planning and contact you to finalise your time slot(s). Contact us:

Email supermarket@westcheshire.foodbank.org.uk or call 0151 355 7730.

We hope you can join us on 27th, 28th and 29th November. #EveryCanHelps

By volunteering at your local Tesco store on 27th, 28th and 29th November you can help stop people going hungry in your community.

Here’s a handy little animation explaining what happens at the National Tesco collections.