Wokingham’s Foodbank has helped feed hundreds of hungry people in Wokingham in its first 12 months Phil Creighton
A foodbank is marking its first anniversary with a miserable milestone – in the space of a year it has helped more than 1,500 people.
The Wokingham Foodbank was launched in September last year and in July demand soared to the point that it reached the unwelcome figure.
David Atkinson, the Foodbank’s co-ordinator, said: “The demand for our services continues to increase and we are now feeding about 65 families a month.”
The Foodbank is run with the help of volunteers and helped referred clients by giving them an emergency food parcel which will last for three days.
The parcels also include toiletries and sanitary items if needed.
David said: “None of this would be possible without the help of the great team of volunteers, and of the people of Wokingham who support us so generously by their donations of food and funds.
“At the recent collection weekends in May at Waitrose we collected 1.5 tonnes of food and at the more recent collection at Tesco we collected 1.2 tonnes. That’s equivalent to 6,900 meals.”
The first anniversary was marked with a fundraising book and CD sale at the Bradbury Centre on Saturday, August 30, and a service of thanksgiving, held in the town’s Methodist Church on Wednesday, September 3.
For more ways to help, log on to wokingham.foodbank.org.uk.
Last modified on Thursday, 11 September 2014 10:09
