How to Give Help to Upper Eden Food Bank
Donation Points
- Sands Methodist Church, Appleby –
- Tuesdays 10-10.30am and Fridays 11-12
- Please put food in the green Food Bank Wheelie bins
- Tuesdays 10-10.30am and Fridays 11-12
- Co op stores Appleby and Kirkby Stephen in box/wheelie bin
- Spar stores in Kirkby Stephen
All food to be non-perishable, please see “shopping list” for suggested donations.
Financial donations
- Big or small, every gift you give helps transform lives.
- Our food bank is run by local people for local people – we rely on the community’s support to ensure we can continue to stop people going hungry. Can you invest in the future of our project and help us provide much-needed support to people in crisis in our community?
- Please phone or e mail the food bank if you are considering making a financial donation. 07596 690 902 upperedenfoodbank@gmail.com
Volunteering opportunities
- Volunteers are required at both St Lawrence’s and The Sands for the donation sessions. This hour or half hour commitment would see you join a rota, so just one hour a month would be helpful.
- If you are interested please contact the food bank telephone on 07596 690 902
- All volunteers are recruited following the Churches Safer Recruiting Policy, involving a short form to complete, giving details of referees and an informal interview
- Training is provided including safe manual handling and personal safety training.
- All support through prayer for the work of the food bank would be appreciated
Hosting a food collection point
- Are you a shop or organisation which the public visit on a regular basis? Could you host a small box or wheelie bin for people to donate food?
- The food bank can provide:-
- Box/wheelie bin
- Advertising materials
- Will include your location on our website
- Will collect the donated stock on a regular basis
- Keep you updated on any urgent food requests
- Let you know how many people we have fed
- Please contact the food bank phone to discuss telephone 07596 690 902