- 111, Pickhurst Lane
- Hayes
- Bromley
- KENT
- BR2 7HU
NEWS FROM THE FOODBANK
Account details (Co-op Bank):
Hayes Community Foodbank Kent 08-92-99 67307296
September and October are traditionally the months of the year when Harvest is celebrated. As a foodbank we are fortunate to be supported by a number of local schools, playgroups, churches and other organisations who actively collect items of food for the foodbank.
This year our net of schools has extended to include Raglan primary and we are waiting on responses from a couple of other groups. The physical donations are wonderful and because we let the donors know the sorts of food we need we therefore receive loads of pasta, cereals and tea rather than too many jars of pickled eggs!
Of course these donations then involve the volunteers in one of our most challenging activities – yup – checking the best before dates. I still maintain there should be some standardisation on where producers put these dates. Black print on the neck of a jar containing a dark pasta sauce is very difficult to spot! Fortunately, we are blessed with a number of younger volunteers with good eyesight who take over when the likes of me really can’t find a date.
The generosity of the schools and all the other groups is overwhelming and I will say a heartfelt.
Thank you in advance. We know you will turn up trumps (or pasta) again this year.
Watch out next month for photos of the leaning tower of pasta!
Thank you,
Teresa and the team
PS This may still be the time of year for garden fruit (just about!) - so in case you have any spare that survived, or even benefited from, the roasting of the summer, it would continue to be much appreciated.
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