Volunteer appeal to support UK's biggest food drive


The 12th annual Tesco Winter Food Collection will place in all stores from November 28 to November 30, and the company’s charity partners, Trussell and FareShare, are calling for volunteers to sign-up to support the event in store as both charities are providing a lifeline in response to record levels of need.
Customers will be encouraged to donate long-life food to support the charities in their work. Donations for Trussell will help its network of food banks provide emergency food parcels to people who cannot afford the essentials, while donations to FareShare will support its network of 8000 charities and community groups helping to feed people in communities across the UK.
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Hide AdTrussell Chief Executive Emma Revie said: “Last year was really hard for food banks but the support of Tesco, its customers and the Food Collection volunteers meant that food banks could be there for people facing hunger in their local community. Everyone should have enough to live on, and alongside our community of food banks we are working to end hunger for good.”
Kris Gibbon Walsh, CEO at FareShare added: “We know that the need for support often rises during the winter months, as people struggle to afford essentials like food and heating. That’s why the Winter Food Collection is such an important event, and we’re immensely grateful to Tesco for their continued support.”
Volunteers are also needed to man collection points in-store to speak to customers and raise awareness of the impact of every donation.
Claire De Silva, Tesco head of community, said: “Every year our Winter Food Collection gets such an amazing response from our customers. We know that they give even more generously when we have volunteers in our stores helping them to choose the right items that are needed.”
Volunteers can sign up at their local Tesco stores, at https://fareshare.org.uk/foodcollection/ or https://www.trusselltrust.org/get-involved/tesco-food-collection/volunteer/