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Feed a Family success: 16,000 donations handed out for Christmas appeal
An incredible 16,000 food items and toiletries were donated to the Express & Star’s Feed a Family This Christmas appeal.
The MNA have been overwhelmed by the kindness of people across the Black Country and Staffordshire who have really dug deep to help those less fortunate.
Our drop-off points have been inundated with an array of food and toiletries with schools, businesses, scouts and health workers among those lending a helping hand.
Among the charities supported by the appeal was The Well (Home of the Wolverhampton Foodbank).
Project leader Gary Price said: “I want to say a big thank you to everybody who has collected for the appeal. It’s going to be a huge help to people at Christmas.
“Demand is growing and growing so these donations will make a big difference to families.”
The appeal has also benefitted the Black Country Food Bank, which has centres across Dudley, Sandwell and Walsall, the Good Shepherd Ministry, based in Wolverhampton, the Haven women’s and children’s refuge and Cannock and District Food Bank.
The E&S launched the appeal for the third year running in response to food banks and charities seeing numbers needing support continuing to rise.
Many are faced with the choice of either eating or heating their home.
Food banks and charities are also supporting many homeless people as well as rough sleepers and ‘sofa-surfers’.
All of the donations will help to make their lives a little easier this Christmas.
Express & Star editor Martin Wright said: “The response has been absolutely incredible.
“For so many people and organisations to support this campaign is incredibly humbling.
“There is no doubt that the generosity of our readers helped to make an enormous difference this Christmas and I would like to express my sincere thanks to all those who have supported the campaign. It certainly made Christmas a lot merrier for many people.”
