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4 May 19
Welcome BT
BT has now become one of our main food donor collection points, entering the network with a whopping 175 kg on their first collection. Kuri said, “we are a very competitive team and want to make sure we collect as much as we can” “We check your web site to see the items you are […]
19 Apr 19
Leicestershire & Rutland Blood bikes
A huge thank you to the effort of the volunteers of Leicestershire & Rutland blood bikes for donating 350 Easter eggs. They arrived on bikes and in a car and were soon getting our guest excited at the prospect of being able to have and give Easter eggs to friends and family who would otherwise […]
11 Apr 19
Easter donations
As if there wasn’t enough pressure for families struggling to feed their families over the next couple weeks, but at this time of the year everywhere you look there are chocolate eggs. How do you explain to a 3 year old that the budget just doesn’t stretch that far, when all their friends are enjoying […]
6 Apr 19
Day in the life of an operational manager
So again I am completely humbled by the phone calls I receive from the public who want to help, here are some of the conversations I have had this week, the following are actual emails received from clients in their own words; “me and my partner want to donate to the food bank, we have […]
28 Mar 19
A great volunteer day with British Gas Centrica
What a brilliant day we had recently when three members of staff from Mobile Support Centrica came to pack emergency food boxes at our food bank. From an initially tentative start as they found their way around the shelving to where everything was kept, it soon turned in to a trolley dash and competition between the […]
27 Mar 19
We’re crowdfunding on Chuffed to raise operating funds
We’re excited to announce our new crowdfunding campaign to raise operating funds has now gone live on charity-specific site Chuffed and we’d love it if you could get involved with the campaign as a supporter. We already see massive generosity from individuals and organisations in our community with their donations of food and personal hygiene […]
18 Mar 19
New Foodbank van makes a big difference
We were over the moon here at Leicester South Foodbank recently when we took delivery of our lovely new Ford Transit van, a vehicle which will support the work of the organisation and help our team massively as we go about our daily operations. The van was purchased with the help of generous grants from both […]
7 Mar 19
Working with The Chroma Food Bank
We recently received a lovely message from The Chroma Food Bank, another foodbank based in Leicester and attached to the Chroma Church, following a donation of food supplies we made. We’re committed to working with the wider foodbank family and all of the people out there who share our values and work tirelessly to support […]
4 Mar 19
New donation partner! – COOP Whetstone
We are pleased to welcome the COOP Food store on Cambridge Road, Whetstone as one of our donation points. We are really grateful to Chloe who contacted us and asked how they could help. Thanks to the initiative and enthusiasm of the staff, we have now put one of our collection points in the store […]
23 Feb 19
Take part in the 40 for 40 challenge this Lent
Lent is a time for giving things up but this year our fundraising campaign in the run up to Easter is all about giving something back as well. The 40 for 40 challenge is all about raising much needed funds to support the operation of Leicester South Foodbank. With people struggling to afford food living […]