Generous Plymouth customers donated thousands of meals to this year’s Tesco Winter Food Collection – providing much-needed support for FareShare and the Trussell Trust.
In Plymouth the collection saw customers donate over 3,000 meals to make a difference in the community. Donations to the Trussell Trust help food banks provide emergency food parcels to people who cannot afford the essentials, while donations to FareShare support thousands of frontline local charities.
Fare Share’s partnership with Tesco is the single biggest source of donated food in its network. Both charities faced their busiest winter yet as more people turned to them for support.
The Trussell Trust is expecting to distribute one food parcel every eight seconds over the next three months and the charity has reported that 320,000 people needed to access a food bank for the first time between April and September – the most ever for this period.
Emma Revie, CEO of the Trussell Trust said:
“People’s generosity never fails to amaze me and it is wonderful to see that once again communities and Tesco stores across the UK have come together to support their local food banks and ensure that they can be there for everyone who needs them this winter.”
In addition to the donations of food, the pre- Christmas Winter Food Collection saw Plymouth customers help towards donating more than £300,000 to the charities by rounding up their bills at the till and donating through a link from Tesco’s online groceries website.
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