Story:Andrew Birtwhistle
Burngreave Foodbank went the extra mile when ‘Phil the trolley’ visited Burngreave as part of the nationwide ‘Trolley Push’ on 22nd April.
The Lord Mayor, John Campbell, joined the Foodbank trolley pushers at the start of their journey at the Sheffield Town Hall. From there, the trolley was pushed to the Burngreave Foodbank, with trolleypushers wearing wigs and onesies and collecting from the public.
Andrew Birtwhistle, Burngreave Foodbank Manager commented:
‘We had a fantastic day and the reaction from the public was amazing! The demand for foodbanks is huge and still growing, but Burngreave residents were really supportive as always.’
The Foodbank provides three days of nutritionally-balanced emergency food to people in crisis. Many Foodbank clients are working families who are struggling to make ends meet in the current economic climate.
All food given out is donated by local people. During the last 12 months, 346,992 people nationally – and 600 in Burngreave – have received food from Trussell Trust foodbanks, almost triple the number helped in 2011-12.
For further details contact Andrew Birtwhistle at Burngreave Foodbank on 07932 903 276 or email andrew.birtwhistle@virginmedia.com