Subject: Weekly Wire

Good Afternoon,

Autumn is now fast approaching and we can feel the temperature drop.

One of the great things about the work and the team we have is the people. Since joining back in 2019, I have never failed to be amazed by the dedication and commitment of our volunteers. They work tirelessly giving their time and energy to our cause, and we could not achieve what we do without their dedication and commitment. 

It is sad when people decide to stand down, whilst we understand the reasoning and they no doubt need a rest, it is sad to see them go.

We say a HUGE thank you to Sandy Ray who has overseen our Little Thurrock Distribution Centre seeing it through the many changes and through the COVID years. 

Also sadly our team at Socketts Heath Baptist Church led by Elaine, has had to stand down due to family commitments, so again a MASSIVE THANK YOU to Elaine, Laura, Errol, Judy, Mike and Sharon for all their hard work over the past few years. 

This team stepped in during the COVID period, so we are so grateful to them for all they have done for us over the past few years and serving the people of Thurrock.

It is now time for them to have a rest and spend time with their families, and we wish them all well for their future. 

Over the coming weeks we will be working on a plan to set up a new distribution centre so that we have coverage across Thurrock 6 days per week. Watch this space for future announcements.  

 

This week we certainly have hit the bottom of the barrel, The Biscuit Barrel! We have run out of Biscuits!!  As previously stated our donations are down 13% on the same time last year. We do have our Store Collection at Morrisons, if you have time please pop in and say HI or see if you can help out in any way. We are fortunate to have the support of Murphy's and The BT Openreach project team who are helping us during the week as well as a few of our team. Please support them if you can.

 

We are still appealing for donations to help replenish our stock as the demand is continuous, and we have some low stocks on some of our most basic items that are required to make up a food parcel. These items are:

Tinned Meats (curry's, Stew, Spaghetti Bolognese etc)
Soups (meat & Vegetable)
Desserts (Custard, Rice Pudding, Jellies, Sponge Puddings)
Mashed Potato

Biscuits
Tinned Fish
Chocolate
Coffee

We really value your support with any donations whether it be by a financial donation or a food donation, we really do appreciate any donation, however large or small, as the saying goes. "Every Little Helps" It all goes towards our work seeking to bless the community of Thurrock

If you require any further information or would to discuss any aspect of our work in more detail, please do not hesitate to contact me,

Thank you so much for your support

 

 

Best Regards

 

Pete Newall

 https://thurrock.foodbank.org.uk/