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17 Sep 24
Kid’s Summer Meals Campaign results
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Through our Kid’s Summer Meals Campaign we distributed around 125 extra bags of breakfast and lunch items to families in need, which weighed in at 1,327kg of food. Children received items such as cereal, milk, spreads for toast, baked beans, spaghetti hoops, tuna, sweetcorn, tinned ham, hotdogs, meatballs, crisps, squash, cereal bars and bottles of […]
20 Aug 24
Abingdon Foodbank at Millets Miglia 2024
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Abingdon Foodbank was the chosen charity for the Millets Miglia 2024! Up to 150 Italian vehicles were on display for enthusiasts and visitors to Millets Farm on Saturday 17th August. We had an information point for people to drop off food and household items, talk to volunteers and make donations. Among the conversations we had, […]
17 Aug 24
613 people fed in August
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In August 2024, the Abingdon Foodbank distributed 203 food parcels to people facing hardship in Abingdon and the surrounding villages. These parcels fed 618 people, of which 297 were children. Thank you so much for your support in August.
17 Jul 24
800 donations recorded through BanktheFood app
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In the first six months of 2024, the BanktheFood app recorded more than 800 donations in Abingdon. BanktheFood app allows you to quickly and easily see what items Abingdon Food Bank is in need off. The app is free to use and anonymous, and helps us to manage our most urgently needed items for targeted […]
6 Jun 24
Volunteers’ Week 2024
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It’s not an understatement to say that we couldn’t do what we do without volunteers. The Trussell Trust and Abingdon Foodbank is a volunteer-powered organisation and this Volunteers’ Week we will be celebrating and giving thanks to volunteers for their incredible care, compassion and courage. Volunteers’ Week was first established in 1984, by what was […]
22 May 24
Kid’s Summer Meals Campaign 2024
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We have launched our Kid’s Summer Meals Campaign for 2024! ☀ This is Abingdon Foodbank’s next local campaign in the calendar which is looking ahead to school summer holidays and supporting families in need. Our Kid’s Summer Meals Campaign aims to ease the financial burden for families who rely on free school meals. We have […]