Carlton Foodbank has this week issued a plea for donations with stocks of certain items now running low.
The charity issued the plea on Facebook and appealed to the public for donations of certain items.
They are running low on toilet rolls, coffee, sugar and multipack crisps and are hoping the generous public can help them out.
They are also struggling with a shortage of carrier bags so donations would be gratefully received.
A spokesman for the charity said: “If you’re able to add one or two of these items to your shopping this week we’d be really grateful.
“Maybe you’ve bought a crisp multipack recently and there’s a flavour that nobody eats at home; we’ll happily take them off your hands so long as they have a use-by-date on the packet.
“For coffee and sugar, the smaller jars and packets are better as we are able to put them in the one-to-two person food parcels and save the bigger packs for the families.
“Toilet roll gets given out in individual rolls so we will be grateful to get a four-pack or equally a 24-pack if you’re feeling generous!”
Those wishing to make donations can drop off items at the following places:
- Carlton Tesco (bottom of Carlton Hill),
- Second Chance charity shop (top of Carlton Hill)
- Co-op on Westdale Lane
…and of course directly to the foodbank when it’s open – which is on Tuesdays and Fridays 11am to 2.45pm.
The charity added: “If you have some items lurking at the back of your cupboards that you’re not going to use, we will be able to pass them on.
“Please just make sure that the items are not open or partially used and that they’re still in date. We hate having to throw away donations because they’re out of date but we can’t put out of date items in our food parcels.”
