Black Country Foodbank news
Lots going on at your friendly Black Country Foodbank…..AS AT JUNE ’11;
- hosted a civic event on 20th May where we premiered our new promotional DVD (produced by Stephen Joseph @ Junction 10 Church); it went down a storm. Mayors, MPs and partner agencies had a tour of our head office and there were many ‘dropped jaws’ as we revealed some of the stat.s. Our volunteers were honoured (right ‘n’ alll, I say)
- 21st June was our 5th birthday; an incredible event when you think we started on a dining-room table
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- Across the region we have given away “in Jesus’ name” and that of the wider church community and incredible 119,120 meals
- We’ve shifted somewhere in the realms of 124 tonnes of food
- 2.5 tonnes of toiletries have been distributed
- Countless items of clothing, bedding and sleeping bags have been given away
- We’ve been able to touch the lives of over 120,000 people
- We’ve also helped other projects around the region and beyond; who can forget the flooding in Cockermouth? We went up on the Sunday morning with about 2tonnes of food, toiletries, cleaning materials and gifts, surreal
- In the last week we’ve taken delivery of an additional vehicle, bought with specific donations from local Christian businessmen
- Just at head office, our volunteers contribute the equivalent of about 300 hours per week which even at min. wage comes out at about £125k worth of giving
- The need for what we do is growing every day; the stories become more harrowing BUT we keep going cos this is what Jesus asked us to do. Are we finished, is the job done yet? Not by any stretch of the imagination. We’ve only just scratched the surface of the need around us.Church, you are amazing. Look at what you have achieved!
We’ll keep you updated, Loads of Love, Wendy & ALL the team at Black Country Foodbank.
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