Morrisons food drive sees 26 crates of goods collected for Littlehampton & District Foodbank
A total of 26 crates of food were collected for Littlehampton & District Foodbank as regular supporter Morrisons put out a call to help fill the dwindling shelves.
The Littlehampton store held a food drive on Saturday, September 5, to help collect goods for families facing tough choices every day, so they can put food on the table.
Canned goods, tinned meats, rice, toilet rolls and baby essentials were among the most-needed items.
The store organised the food drive as the foodbank's supplies have been running low. Littlehampton Lions joined volunteers from the foodbank in the shop to help sort donations.
A spokesperson for Morrisons said: “Our wonderful customers and colleagues donated a whopping 26 crates of food, which filled their van. The mayor of Littlehampton also came and said what wonderful customers we have at Morrisons.”
Littlehampton & District Foodbank has recently put out a crisis appeal to local businesses in a bid to secure sustainable support, so it can build on its mission to end food poverty in the area.
Foodbank trustees fear their work exclusively with people in proven financial crisis and food poverty is becoming forgotten, with so many other projects in West Sussex offering free food for all.
Morrisons, Asda and Waitrose already provide fantastic support for the foodbank but the new campaign calls on local businesses to come forward, too.