READIFOOD, Reading’s independent foodbank, is expecting to deliver more than 200 Christmas food parcels to households across the area this festive season.
The foodbank will once again be delivering extra items to service users, on top of the basic emergency food parcels.
Alison Peyton, ReadiFood manager said that the festive season is a particularly difficult time of year to be experiencing food insecurity as many celebrations involve bringing people together around the table.
“We recognise that our service users, just like the rest of us, need a little something extra to make their Christmas celebration special,” she said.
The parcels will contain a range of treats to be enjoyed during the festive season, and will be packed in the ReadiFood warehouse by volunteers and corporate teams.
Ms Peyton thanked donors who provide food for parcels.
She also thanked several organisations who have provided financial support. These include Reading Audi, who held a collection for Advent calendars, The Gate church, Reading, who secured a grant for the parcels and Waitrose Reading’s Give a Little Love scheme, which funded fuel for delivery vans.
“There has also been the wonderful annual delivery of 160 Christmas cakes, donated by the Rotary Club of Pangbourne,” Ms Peyton said.
“We are very grateful for the support of so many people.”
To find out more, visit: readifood.org.uk
