How it all works:
The Cardiff Food Bank has been operational for a number of years now.
The system it operates works in three stages. First of all food can be donated to a number of different spots throughout Cardiff or to their warehouse in Cardiff Bay. Next, the food is collected up at the main warehouse where volunteers weigh and sort it food according to types and ‘best before’ date. Finally professionals who work with the Food Bank’s partner agencies identify the people most in need of the food and issue them with a Food Bank voucher.
A list of the best items to donate can be found on the Cardiff Food Bank website but below is an example of a few of them:
Milk
Fruit juice
Sugar
Pasta
Rice
Noodles
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The Cardiff Food Bank is looking for volunteers for a collection service on the 27th, 28th and 29th of November.
The collection will take place at three different Tesco stores across Cardiff. Volunteers on the day will be divided into three teams, each carrying out different jobs. They will be on hand from nine until five on each of the three days to talk to people, give out shopping lists, direct people and help sort the food.
Approximately 100 to 150 volunteers are required to make the day a success but according to Cardiff Food Bank manager Catherine Williams this is not just a one-off event.
She said, “We do supermarket collections throughout the year on a regular basis. We are hoping to do one in Waitrose in January for instance.”
How it all works:
The Cardiff Food Bank has been operational for a number of years now.
The system it operates works in three stages. First of all food can be donated to a number of different spots throughout Cardiff or to their warehouse in Cardiff Bay. Next, the food is collected up at the main warehouse where volunteers weigh and sort it food according to types and ‘best before’ date. Finally professionals who work with the Food Bank’s partner agencies identify the people most in need of the food and issue them with a Food Bank voucher.
A list of the best items to donate can be found on the Cardiff Food Bank website but below is an example of a few of them:
Milk
Fruit juice
Sugar
Pasta
Rice
Noodles
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0z2uOe8Lr0&spfreload=10[/youtube]