THE volunteers at the Helensburgh and Lomond Foodbank have issued a plea for more donations to support their summer holiday lunch box programme.
The food bank is providing meals for children who would otherwise find it hard to get access to a nutritious meal during the school summer holidays.
The programme follows a successful pilot during the two-week Easter break in April, when the food bank provided more than 500 lunches to school age children throughout the Helensburgh and Lomond area.
Donations of the following items are particularly needed:
Custard pots
Rice pots
Jelly pots
Tins of cold meat eg ham, chicken, spam
Tins of stewed steak
Small tins of mixed veg
Tins of tuna
Tins of mild chicken curry
Flavoured packets of rice
Super Noodles
Packets of Pasta n’ Sauce
Tins of spaghetti bolognese
Tinned hot dogs (not jars)
Small tins baked beans
Small tins spaghetti hoops
Small tins macaroni & cheese
Tins of sardines
Tins of meatballs
READ MORE: Helensburgh food bank hands out 500 holiday lunch boxesIn a statement posted on Facebook, the food bank's volunteers said: "Feedback [from the Easter pilot] was all very positive, confirming the need for such an essential meal provision to help alleviate food insecurity.
"All donations are very much appreciated, however large or small. Collection can be arranged if necessary."
The programme is running for five weeks during the school summer holidays.
Donations of food can be put into the dedicated boxes at the Waitrose and Co-operative Food supermarkets in Helensburgh, or at your local church.
READ MORE: Shock figures show Helensburgh food bank use is soaringYou can also drop in donations at the Red Cross Hall in East King Street, where the food bank is based, at the following times: Monday 10am-12noon, Thursday 6-8pm, Friday 10am-12noon.
In addition, donations can be handed in at the Howie Pavilion, at the Howie Park in Rosneath, during the food bank's weekly visit to the Peninsula on Wednesdays from 1pm to 3pm.
More details are available at
helensburghlomondfoodbank.org.
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