Blackpool Food Partnership - An Invitation to our Launch Event - and Harvest Appeal for Food

This is an open invitation to anyone who is interested so please share it widely.. We only ask that you RSVP to help us judge catering requirements.

Blackpool Food Partnership

An Invitation to our Launch Event

On Friday 4^th October

from 12.30 - 2.30pm

starting with a sandwich lunch …

at

City Learning Centre

Bathurst Avenue, Grange Park, Blackpool, FY3 7RW

Come and find out about food poverty issues in Blackpool and how you can access the service or get involved in meeting local need.

With a response from the Leader of the Council and church leaders including the Bishop of Lancaster Rt. Rev. Geoff Pearson

RSVP by 1^st October to....Ruth Morris at ruth.morris@methodistaction.co.uk or on 01772 751000

 

 

Blackpool Food Partnership

Harvest Appeal 2013

I was hungry and you gave me something to eat.... (Matthew 25:35 )

Blackpool Food Partnership is managed by Methodist Action Northwest and works in partnership with many of the churches and projects across Blackpool and with the support of Blackpool Council. Our aim is to provide emergency food parcels to people who are in a crisis or on the point of destitution. We also signpost beneficiaries to other services and encourage them to engage with workers who can help them address underlying problems such as money management, addictions, homelessness or employment.

Food parcels are distributed on referral from the Council or other organisations through depots at three local churches and through the Surestart Children's Centres. We are also in close touch with the main homelessness projects in Blackpool such as Streetlife, Vincent House and the Salvation Army and share our surplus food stuffs with them.

How you can help

At Harvest Time many churches, schools and community groups make special collections of food and donate them to charities. You can be sure that by sending your donations through the Blackpool Food Partnership that you will be helping local people in extreme need.

• we are grateful to receive donations of food or money from individuals, churches, or other groups and organisations.

• the main items required are non perishable foods e.g.

cans of: meat, fish , stews, soups, vegetables (potatoes, beans, carrots, peas, sweetcorn etc.), fruit, creamed rice, custard, other desserts

dried foods: pasta, rice, noodles, breakfast cereals, biscuits. small packets of other items: such as teabags, coffee, sugar, snacks.

• please note all items must be "in date" or they will have to be dumped.

• If you belong to a church, community group or school you could perhaps think about finding a volunteer to take charge of promoting the project. having a collecting box in your church or community centre. asking your congregation or community to buy a couple of extra cans or packets when out shopping and donate.

• If you already support one of our partners or a project to support homeless and vulnerable peopele in Blackpool and have an arrangement to deliver foodstuffs to them directly; please carry on as you were...

Otherwise please bring them to North Shore Methodist Church, Dickson Road on Wednesday Mornings between 11am and 12.30pm. Or contact Ruth Morris or Nikki Hart at ruth.morris@methodistaction.co.uk or on 01772 751000.… to make arrangements.

If you wish to donate money... cheques should be made payable to MANW marking it (Blackpool Food Partnership). For information on how to donate online or make a Gift Aid donation so we can reclaim tax see http://www.methodistaction.co.uk/donate/ or contact Ruth Morris at ruth.morris@methodistaction.co.uk or on 01772 751000.