H&F Foodbank Thanks Hammersmith Grove Residents for Donation

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Hammersmith & Fulham Foodbank has thanked Hammersmith Grove Residents Association for a donation of £225.47.

The cash was raised by young residents of the Grove at a recent street sale.

The Foodbank tweeted thanks at @hffoodbank, saying: " It’s a powerful message when we tell clients that local people care enough about them to want to support us. 2 X a week we make sandwiches for clients, your gift will fund 7 weeks.

" This means so much to hungry visitors. Thank you SO much."

The Foodbank is also appealing to local residents for donations of food and toiletries, saying: " It’s true. We’re busier than ever and now having to buy food to keep up. "

This summer, there is a particularly urgent need for these items:

Tinned Fruit (400gms), Long Life Juice (1 Litre), UHT Milk (1 Litre), Tinned Rice Pudding (400gms), Tinned Vegetables - Peas, Carrots, Sweetcorn etc.

There are collection points at these locations across the borough:

Tesco Hammersmith, 180 Shepherd's Bush Road
Sainsbury’s, Fulham Wharf, Townmead Road
Waitrose, Westfield
Waitrose, North End Road
Libraries in LBHF
H&F Town Hall, King Street, Reception Desk
Sainsbury’s, Fulham Broadway
Willmotts, nr M&S on King Street, Hammersmith
Sainsbury’s Kings Mall, Hammersmith

For more details, or if you would prefer to make a cash donation to the Foodbank, click here or call 020 7731 3693 or email: info@hammersmithfulham.foodbank.org.uk.

To receive a food package from H&F Foodbank people need a voucher which can picked up from a range of different organisations, including social workers, GPs, the Citizens Advice Bureau and Children’s centres.

The charity has three centres, each in a different part of borough

White City Distribution Centre, The Hub @ 75 is at 75 Bloemfontein Road, White City W12 7DA. It is open every week on Mondays, 12.30pm - 3pm; Wednesdays, 10am - 12pm and Saturdays, 10am - 12.pm.

Fulham Distribution Centre, Christ Church Fulham, 67 Studdridge Street, Fulham, SW6 3TD. It is open every week on Tuesday from 10.30am to 1pm and Friday from 2pm to 4.30pm.

Shepherd's Bush Distribution Centre, St Simons, Rockley Road, Shepherds Bush, W14 0DA. It is open every week on Thursday from 1pm to 3pm.

For general enquiries about Hammersmith & Fulham Foodbank, email info@hffb.org, or visit the website. Alternatively you can follow it on Twitter and keep up-to-date via Facebook .

July 6, 2018