VOLUNTEERS are being sought across the region to help with a nationwide food collection to help people in need this Christmas.
Leading food charities FareShare and The Trussell Trust are looking for members of the public to help man donation points at larger Tesco stores from Thursday, November 30 to Saturday, December 2 as part of the Tesco Food Collection.
The annual collection encourages Tesco customers to donate food to help support foodbanks and community groups and the supermarket will top up customer donations by 20 per cent.
Samantha Stapley, operations manager for The Trussell Trust said: “The more people volunteering with foodbanks at the food collection, the more food will be collected from generous shoppers, and the better prepared foodbanks will be for their busiest time of year.”
To find out more about local stores supporting FareShare and Trussell Trust or to sign up visit fareshare.org.uk/food-collection or trusselltrust.org/food-collection-volunteer
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