ANONYMOUS BENEFACTOR'S CASH DONATION HELPS LOCAL FOODBANKS

We reported last week that a local businessman had read our reports of the much needed help that foodbanks in our area were receiving through the auction of artwork donated by Brian Gorman which was purchased by John Mottershead for £250, the money being split three ways, and he generously donated £230 cash to help the foodbanks.

Today I called into the  Salford Unemployed Resources Centre, on Liverpool Road, Patricroft, to hand over the money to the Centre Manager, John Howard, who told me.

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"We are extremely grateful for this money which will go towards the purchasing of food, for our Breakfast Club, which is delivered by Fare Share, thanks to this persons generosity we shall be able to feed all of of the club members this week, with some left over for essential food stock.

Sadly we are seeing more and more clients who need our help not just with the foodbank but needing information on benefits, housing law, disability etc and donations like this today, makes me realise that their are still good people out there"

 

Second call was at Mustard Tree in Eccles, were the queue for the foodbank was stretching out of the door, I spoke to Marvin Odubanjo, the Service Development Manager for Salford who told me a similar story and that some days a 100 people would be using their foodbank, think about it a 100 people per day... that is staggering and an indication of just how needed these services are.

Sadly the money we handed over today is just a proverbial drop in the ocean, but it means a lot to the people who it will help feed this week, next week however is another story.

On Wednesday we will be visiting the Emmanuel Church, Langworthy Road, to hand over the rest of the money to their foodbank, again another vital need for so many people in that area of Salford.

Once again I ask you,, if you have any spare tins of food, pasta, toiletries, please donate it to your local foodbank, no matter how small the donation, it will be gratefully received and go to a needy family.

Finally, many, many thanks to our anonymous cash donor, you have helped ensure that many local people will eat this week, I doff my cap!