Hundreds were helped by our rucksack appeal

THE response to December’s Rucksack Project at The Wellspring was phenomenal.

So many people and organisations made donations of warm clothing, sleeping bags and rucksacks.

We have been running The Rucksack Project for five years now.

We have received so many donations that we have been able to extend the reach of the project.

We have been busy this week delivering rucksacks and sleeping bags to projects in Manchester, Tameside, Salford, Bury and Warrington.

These packs are given out to street homeless people to make the experience of sleeping rough people. We are so proud of The Rucksack Project and everything it achieves.

We are currently recruiting new volunteers to work at The Wellspring on a regular basis.

If you are interested in volunteering, then please apply via our website www.thewellspring.co.uk contact us on 0161 477 6344 or come and speak to a member of staff about volunteering any day of the year from 10am to 2pm at The Wellspring on Harvey street, SK1 1YD.

The Great Manchester Run and Half Marathon take place on Sunday, May 20.

The Wellspring has free charity places in both events.

Running for The Wellspring is a great way to get a little fitter and raise funds to tackle homelessness head on.

Every penny raised by our 10k and half marathon runners is spent on providing services to homeless people 365 days a year.

Our runners help us to prevent hundreds of people from becoming homeless in the first place, raising funds so we can provide dedicated staff to work with people who are at risk of becoming homeless.

To run for The Wellspring in either event please email your full name, address and phone number to thewellspring@btconnect.com