Another hard, busy week for the team but they keep giving it everything they have to support the local community.
Khalsa Aid International Khalsa Aid
Huge thanks to Khalsa Aid International and Khalsa Aid for this fantastic donation of £2,000 worth of food purchased & delivered from our fab partners Lidl GB RDC in DoncasterIt was a real pleasure to meet Daljit a Doncaster-based Khalsa Aid volunteer yesterday at our Hellaby base who also does some fab community relief work with his team at Seikh Youth Doncaster.
This food will be really appreciated by our community projects supporting so many deprived and vulnerable communities across South Yorkshire during challenging Covid times.
Snaffling Pig
Huge thanks to Snaffling Pig who donated surplus stock to us for distribution freely to our #community partners this week.These were very gratefully received, at such time of crisis we are searching out surplus foods more than ever to assist those in need.
We look forward to a wonderful ongoing partnership with Snaffling Pig to support our local communities.
Learn more about Snaffling Pig and their obsession with pork crackling which has led them to launch a range of frankly delicious double-cooked nuggets of porky heaven, big advent calendars, wedding favours, beer, sauces, a cookbook and a huge range of gifts.
Donation by Becky Harper
Huge thanks to Becky Harper who kindly donated baby clothes, toys and toiletries to us today.These will be passed along to our community partners for families struggling during these difficult times.
Donations such as these allow us to keep up with the vastly increased need the pandemic has caused.
Please continue to support us where you can with food and other essential items.
Cash donations can be made via;
Helping Hands Community Centre
Huge thanks to Helping Hands Community Centre in Edlington for dropping off all of this surplus cereal kindly donated by Sir Thomas Wharton Academy with half of the huge load also dropped off at our community partners Edlington Community Organisation!Our community projects across Doncaster, South Yorkshire will really appreciate this.
Thanks, guys….fab local partnership!
The Helping Hands Centre is a Charity in the heart of Edlington, their aim is to empower the community; to support the community.
Mexborough Foodbank
Wow….another crazy week! After our session on Fri 15th having to be cancelled due to snow…our team of volunteers delivered a number of urgent food parcels on Monday. Then a further 27 food parcels delivered on Friday across Mexborough, Conisbrough & Denaby areas.Thank you so much for all of your support with lots of donations from local residents, businesses and community groups!
On Friday we welcomed our latest volunteer Matt Fearn who usually manages Old Market Hall/Spoons in Mexborough so helping others out while he is furloughed. Also special thanks to Gail Varley for her fab creative skills creating a new ‘Gail’s Fruit & Veg Stall’ sign as she packs up the fresh stuff to accompany our food parcels!
Agency referrals continue via –- Doncaster Council
- St Leger Homes Doncaster
- Citizens Advice Doncaster Borough
- Doncaster Children’s Services Trust
- Doncaster College and University Centre
- Community First Credit Union Ltd
- Doncaster Wellbeing
- Communities South Area Team
- Mexborough Family Hub
- Denaby & Conisbrough Family Hub
- Edlington Family Hub
- Rossington Family Hub
Plus many more
Huge thanks to all of our volunteers for their tireless efforts each week helping those less fortunate in these very challenging times!
Fab partnership with Mexborough Christian Community Church helping to deliver food parcel every single week since lockdown started in March 2020.
