FOOD FOR THOUGHT: ac.care homelessness case manager Mellany Ritter with produce rescued from Coles SecondBite food program.
A LIMESTONE Coast charity will reap the benefits of a Coles Supermarket initiative to support the provision of emergency food relief to vulnerable residents.
Shoppers can purchase a $2 donation card as part of the SecondBite annual appeal, with ac.care to receive funds from the initiative to support its relief measures for people experiencing financial hardship.
Food rescue organisation SecondBite is at the centre of the annual Coles appeal, which allows shoppers to purchase a $2 donation card with their groceries, with ac.care among the charities to receive the funds.
GENEROUS HAUL: Mount Gambier Marketplace marketing executive Paula Creasey, Woolworths Mount Gambier Marketplace store manager Tony Bueti, Big W customer service assistant Melanie Riley, ac.care marketing and communications manager Jason Wallace and ac.care homelessness client support worker Mellany Ritter stand with the collection bin, which was inundated with donated presents from shoppers. Picture: BRETT KENNEDY
OVER 2200 meals and hundreds of toys have been donated through two separate charity drives at Mount Gambier Marketplace in recent weeks, with the goods distributed to vulnerable Limestone Coast residents ahead of Christmas.
Regional Foodbank Mount Gambier has received more than 1.1 tonnes of food through its annual collection at the shopping centre, bulking up its stock in what is the organisation’s peak demand period.