Super School Lunch Sessions
We’re halfway through our six weeks of Summer School Lunch Sessions…and we’re breaking records!
Last week, we had 100 people signed in – 33 adults and 67 children. Every family left with a school lunch pack, home cooked meal and cooking pack. There were eight different craft and activity tables on the go with some fabulous creations.
The sessions, which run every Wednesday of the Summer holidays from 11am to 1pm at the Borehamwood Foodbank at St Teresa’s Church on Shenley Road, have gone from strength to strength. And, in addition to the food, activities and great company, over the past three weeks, families have been able to put in an order for free school uniform as well, which they’ll get in time for next term.
These Summer sessions are in addition to the twice-weekly foodbank sessions that run year-round. The regular sessions are on Monday afternoons and Thursday mornings and are open for anyone in need of food and support. They’re run by friendly, local volunteers and wouldn’t be possible without them and the generous donations.
If you have school age children, please pop along on 11, 18 and 25 August to pick up your free school lunch pack and to get involved in some fun family activities.
9 Jan 22
Open for 2022!
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Borehamwood Foodbank is open for business again after the Christmas and New Year break. People in need can pop along if they need food top-ups. Our volunteers will have three-day food packages ready for collection for singles, couples and families of all sizes. The Foodbank is open every week on: Mondays from 1:00 […]
26 Dec 21
Closed until 6 January 2022
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Thanks to all our donors and volunteers who have helped to support people in need in the local community over the past year. The Foodbank is now closed until Thursday, 6 January, when we look forward to welcoming people back and to continue to support them in 2022.
20 Dec 21
Helping people in the run up to Christmas
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Christmas can be the happiest time of the year, but for many, the past few months and years have been hard. Far too many people in our community are having to make the unenviable choice between having to heat their homes, or feed themselves and their families. We are fortunate to have support […]
7 Dec 21
Borehamwood Turkey Prize Draw 2021 winner announced!
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And the winner is… Susan Cleasby won the organic turkey in the Turkey Prize Draw! Charlie Rozentals, generously donated a turkey in a prize draw that raised £970 for the Borehamwood Foodbank. The money raised will be used to find three0day food packs for people in need in our community. Borehamwood local, Charlie Rozentals, has […]
6 Dec 21
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Do you have a little free time you’d like to use to support your local community? We’re looking for: • 2x distribution volunteers on a Monday, Shifts run 12:30-4:00pm. They would greet clients and help arrange their food packages to take away • 1x delivery driver on a Thursday 10:00am – 12:30pm. These […]
13 Nov 21
Borehamwood Foodbank awarded Tesco Community Grants
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Borehamwood Foodbank has secured Tesco Community Grants to the value of £2,500. The grants were awarded as a result of customers at Tesco Borehamwood and Tesco Potters Bar voting with the blue tokens for the Foodbank at the checkouts over the Summer. £1,500 will go towards our ‘Healthy Eating: Reach your 5 a Day’ project, […]
25 Oct 21
Harvest Festival Haul
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We’ve been overwhelmed by all the food that local schools and community organisations have collected and donated to us at the Borehamwood Foodbank over the past few weeks. We rely on these donations to help people in need in the community – especially as we enter the colder Autumn and Winter months. A huge thanks […]
11 Oct 21
Borehamwood Youth FC selects Borehamwood Foodbank charity of the year
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The Borehamwood Foodbank has been chosen as the nominated charity by Borehamwood Youth FC. The club has 18 teams ranged from under 7s to under 18s who will organise fundraising events to help support the Foodbank’s work to provide food, help and advice to people in need. Dave Huckle, Chairman for Borehamwood Youth FC, said: […]
18 Sep 21
Give As You Live Reading Challenge
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Give As You Live has kicked off a new challenge to help raise money for the Borehamwood Foodbank. Supporters are encouraged to take on a sponsored reading challenge, eg read for an hour a day, read a book series or complete 2-3 hard reads such as War and Peace. And get sponsored by their friends […]
12 Sep 21
Bar Mitzvah Boy completes local food drive
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On 1 September 2021, 12-year old, local Borehamwood boy, Eytan Wittenberg, ran a food drive collecting non-perishable food from family, friends, neighbours and the wider community, and donating it to the Borehamwood Foodbank. As his Bar Mitzvah project, he was looking for a way to give back, and wanted to be able to help his local community. He […]