Business, Charity, Christchurch | Posted on December 4th, 2024 | return to news
Christchurch Chamber gives Christmas gift to local food bank
The Christchurch & District Chamber of Trade & Commerce made a donation of £525 and 33 reverse advent calendars to Christchurch Food Bank+.
Christchurch Food Bank+ has received a big donation from the region’s Chamber of Trade & Commerce.
Members of Christchurch & District Chamber of Trade & Commerce showed their incredible generosity by creating dozens of reverse advent calendars – boxes containing 24 gifts of food and other items for families in need. So far, the Chamber has provided 33 reverse advent calendars, with more on the way.
As well as the boxes, the Chamber donated £525 to the food bank, which was raised from the Chamber’s Christmas party. Chamber Vice President Richard Oswald and Chamber Secretary Sue Harmon-Smith delivered the first batch of calendars and the cheque to a very grateful Tracy Blick and Sarah Lyon, the manager and deputy manager of the food bank.
Blick said: “Christmas is just another day for families in crisis, but we are delighted to be able to provide so many reverse advent calendar boxes in these tough times.
“Many of those finding life so hard at the moment are in employment, with the cost of living rising too fast for them to keep up. We so appreciate the extra help from organisations like the Chamber, who have kindly been very generous.”
The food bank is currently low on stocks. It is filled with supermarket donations on Monday, but everything is gone in a few days. So, Blick encourages people shopping in any supermarket in Christchurch to add some extra to pop in the Christchurch Food Bank+ donation trolley.
For more information about the food bank, visit https://faith-works.org.uk/locations-across-dorset/christchurch-food-bank-dorset/
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