THURROCK FOOD BANK
From: Newall Peter <peternewall@thurrock.foodbank.org.uk>
Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2024 3:31 PM
Subject: Weekly Wire
Good afternoon,
Has it stopped raining yet? Well it seems so for now at least .🌤️
A huge thank you to our volunteers who helped at our Morrisons collection, to Helen who coordinated the collections, to Iain and Gordon for overseeing the collection and to Carol, Kathy Sandra, Jayne, Janice, Ernie and Derek who drove the van a massive "Thank You" for giving up part of your weekend to help with these collections. We are extremely grateful.
We collected a total of 142.8kg and £51.42 from Corringham and 238kg £32.81 cash from Grays, we are so grateful for all the help given and all those that donated.
This week we met with our distribution centre teams. We try to meet each quarter to review our operation and to see if there is anything we can do to help make things more efficient. They are such a valuable part of our operations and very much on the front line, engaging with those that use our foodbank and highlighting any concerns.
It is always good to get their input and feedback on how we can help make things easier for them.
It was also good to have Katie from Start Thurrock join and present to us, this is a craft initiative that gives a box of craft items to families. These will be distributed out through our centres of the coming weeks. A really good initiative to be involved with
Although a steady week across our centres, we do think some were put off attending our centres due to the consistent heavy rain!We are still sadly short of some of the essential items required to make up a balanced food parcel.
These items include:
Tinned Tomatoes
Jams & Spreads
Tinned Fruit,
Fruit Juice,
Desserts, (Jellys, Sponge Puddings, Custard, Rice Pudding)
We do continue to see many blessings coming through our work and we do really value your support.
If you require any further information regarding our work or would to discuss any aspect of our work in more detail, please do not hesitate to contact me,
Thank you for your continued support. It is so very much appreciated
Wishing you a good week ahead, may we see the return of some sunshine!
Best Regards
Pete Newall
Pathfinder Lead & Operations Manager
Thurrock Foodbank
Personal Line:01375-411806
Office: 01375-416200
From: Newall Peter <peternewall@thurrock.foodbank.org.uk>
Sent: Thursday, July 4, 2024 2:36 PM
Subject: Weekly Wire
Good afternoon,
I hope you have had a good week,
Somewhat quieter week at the Warehouse, enabling us to progress our work on further developing and implementing our Foodbank Pathfinder strategy and to apply for grants, to ensure our sustainability going forward.
It is with great sadness, we are having to say GoodBye to Mike Bacon and his wife Sharon, who has served Thurrock Foodbank so faithfully over past years. Sadly Mike and Sharon have decided to step down from their roles at our Socketts Heath Distribution Centre. Mike and Sharon have given a lot of time and have worked hard to support the work of Thurrock Foodbank, they will be greatly missed. I have been asked to ensure that they are removed from any email lists.
Over the years Mike was a great source of encouragement to me personally when I joined Thurrock Foodbank and always had a cheeky smile and a glint in his eye.
Please continue to hold Mike and Sharon in your prayers and we wish the well for the future.
Although a steady week across our centres, overall our demand is 10% above the same period last year.
As a result we are still sadly short of some of the essential items required to make up a balanced food parcel.
These items include:
Tinned Tomatoes
Tinned Fruit,
Meat/ Vegetable Soups,
Desserts/ Sponge Puddings/ Jelly/ Rice Puddings
Custard,
Your continued support really does make a difference to our work, as we do continue to see many blessings coming through our work.
If you require any further information regarding our work or would to discuss any aspect of our work in more detail, please do not hesitate to contact me,
Thank you for your continued support. It is so very much appreciated
Wishing you a good week ahead, may we see the return of some sunshine!
Best Regards
Pete Newall
Pathfinder Lead & Operations Manager
Thurrock Foodbank
Personal Line:01375-411806
Office: 01375-416200
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From: Newall Peter <peternewall@thurrock.foodbank.org.uk>
Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2024 1:37 PM
Subject: Weekly Wire
Good Afternoon,
Are you coping with the warm weather, certainly some very hot nights recently, hopefully it is due to be a bit cooler over the next few days!
This week we have attended Harris Academy Chafford Hundred, to talk to the young people regarding our work. This was again relating to the FirstGive project that engages young people into social action. It is always good to speak with the young people and have discussions regarding social justice and the inequalities of the work we are living in.
Again this week we had some volunteers from DP World come and help us on a community day. This gives us the opportunity to undertake some sorting of our stock in the warehouse.
Demand for our services is still quite steady, since the 1st April we have now distributed over 1,900 food parcels.
This month we are quite dramatically sending out 1,059kg of food that we are receiving!!
As a result we are still sadly short of some of the essential items required to make up a balanced food parcel.
These items include:
Custard
Tinned Fruit
Mashed Potato
Tinned Tomatoes
Noodles
Your continued support really does make a difference to our work, as we do continue to see many blessings coming through our work.
If you require any further information regarding our work or would to discuss any aspect of our work in more detail, please do not hesitate to contact me,
Thank you for your continued support. It is so very much appreciated
Have a good week
Best Regards
Pete Newall
Pathfinder Lead & Operations Manager
Thurrock Foodbank
Personal Line:01375-411806
Office: 01375-416200
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- Tilbury
- Essex
- RM18 7BT
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