Appeal for food donation help

Leading charities the Trussell Trust and FareShare are appealing to people in Lurgan to volunteer to help in the UK’s biggest food collection for people in need.
People of Lurgan urged to help with charity food collectionPeople of Lurgan urged to help with charity food collection
People of Lurgan urged to help with charity food collection

From Thursday, November 21 until Saturday, November 23 the two charities will be collecting food in Tesco stores across Northern Ireland during the annual Tesco Food Collection.

They are looking for local volunteers to encourage shoppers to donate, so that as much food as possible can be collected.

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During the collection customers are encouraged to donate long-life food to help food banks and community groups support people in need at Christmas. Tesco will top up customer donations by 20% to further support the two charities in their work.

To make this year’s collection a success volunteers are needed to hand out shopping lists to customers, so they can see the food items most needed by food banks and community groups in their area, and to encourage people to donate.

Emma Revie, chief executive at The Trussell Trust said: “Food banks will be doing all they can to provide vital emergency support so people don’t face hunger this Christmas. But to make sure there are enough donations, we need your support. Having your support in this year’s Tesco Food Collection will make a real difference”

To find out more and sign up visit www.fareshare/tescofoodcollection.