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Aug 2022
Last Updated: 31/08/2022
Community invited to 'fill up a parking space' with food amid cost of living crisis
People are being encouraged to fill a parking space with food at Morrisons, Boroughbridge, which will then be donated to food banks in the area.
Volunteers Sally and Richard sort through donations to make parcels of food for local families
The Harrogate district community is set to come together this weekend to help hungry families struggling with the cost of living crisis.
People are being encouraged to fill a parking space with food at Morrisons, Boroughbridge, which will then be donated to food banks in the area.
The event, which will take place from 10am - 4pm on Saturday, is being led by the supermarket's community champions, Sue Robson and Karen Cooper.
Ms Cooper said:
"As you are aware, the current financial climate is beginning to affect many local families and further putting already vulnerable households at risk of going hungry. Now, more than ever, people are needing to utilise the services of food banks.
We are joining forces with local food banks to create an event which hopefully should create awareness, and ultimately, provide more food for families in need.
"We hope this event will help to inspire our community to begin, or continue, to donate to local food banks, should they be in the position to do so."
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Customers, staff, and the wider community are encouraged to come and donate non-perishable food and place it in an empty parking space, which will be cordoned off on the day.
The idea is that the parking space, or spaces, will be filled and then distributed to food banks in the area. These include Resurrected Bites, in Harrogate and Knaresborough, Boroughbridge Community Care and other local causes.
Customers can purchase food from pre-made pick-up packs at the supermarket, or can bring their own from home. They can also buy items off the shelves.
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