Tesco shoppers were thanked after around a thousand meals were donated during the Covid-19 pandemic. Customers in Waltham Forest donated 1,114 meals during both the annual Tesco Food Collection in the summer and November. And in total, 1.3 million meals were donated across the UK to feed starving people during the tough year. The recent collection in November had 800,000 meals collected to help the Trussell Trust and FareShare in their vital work. Tesco topped up all customer donations to the collection by 20 per cent. Tesco’s head of community Claire De Silva thanked all those who had supported the annual collection in what had been a particularly challenging year.
In Tesco stores across the UK, there was an annual food collection in November. And Somerset stores managed to collect 26,349 meals in total. Tesco’s head of community, Claire De Silva, thanked those in Somerset who supported the annual collection during what had been a particularly challenging year. “With most of the UK in lockdown holding the collection was always going to be a challenge, but once again we have been amazed by the generosity of our Somerset customers – and the fact that we have now collected more than a million meals nationally is amazing, she said. “We know that every single can, jar or packet donated is helping someone who needs support this winter.
Customers in York have managed to donate over 2,700 meals to help those in need. During the annual Tesco Food Collection at the end of November, shoppers donated enough packets, tins and boxes to provide 800,000 meals to help the Trussell Trust and FareShare in their vital work. An additional food collection held in the summer means that shoppers have donated more than 1.3million meals this year. Tesco tops up all customer donations to the collection by 20 per cent. Tesco’s Head of Community, Claire De Silva, thanked all those who had supported the annual collection. Claire said: “We are immensely proud of the vital support our customers and colleagues have been able to give to the two charities in these very challenging times.”
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Tuesday, 29th December 2020, 5:08 pm
Tesco shoppers across Northampton contributed a total of 3,790 meals, which will go to UK charities, FareShare and The Trussell Trust
Generous Tesco shoppers across the UK have been thanked after donating over 1.3 million meals to two UK charities combatting hunger in the UK, with customers in Northampton contributing a total of 3,790 meals.
The annual Tesco food collection at the end of November saw shoppers donate enough packets, tins and boxes of food to provide 800,000 meals to help the charities - Trussell Trust and Fareshare - carry out their vital work.
An additional food collection held by the supermarket in summer meant that shoppers donated more than 1.3 million meals through Tesco food collections altogether this year. Tesco tops up all customer donations by 20 per cent.
In Tesco stores across the UK, there was an annual food collection in November. And Somerset stores managed to collect 26,349 meals in total. Tesco’s head of community, Claire De Silva, thanked those in Somerset who supported the annual collection during what had been a particularly challenging year. “With most of the UK in lockdown holding the collection was always going to be a challenge, but once again we have been amazed by the generosity of our Somerset customers – and the fact that we have now collected more than a million meals nationally is amazing, she said. “We know that every single can, jar or packet donated is helping someone who needs support this winter.