A funding boost for Sunderland Foodbank

A Sunderland shopping centre and a local Rotary group have joined forces to support the city’s food bank.

The Bridges and Rotary SR1 – which regularly supports good causes across Sunderland – has donated £1,500 to Sunderland Foodbank to help it with its work.

The organisation gives three days’ worth of emergency food supplies on a regular basis to families and individuals referred to them, and also provides a range of essential toiletry items to help those in need.

The Bridges has donated £1000, with the remainder topped up by Rotary.

“It’s a very difficult time for everyone, but particularly for people who are in difficulties for any number of reasons,” said Andy Bradley, centre director at the Bridges.

“And we wanted to try and help in some small way families who may be struggling more than most at this time, which is why we are so glad to be able to support the great work being done by Sunderland Foodbank.”

Cheryl Holmstrom, a member of the SR1 Rotary group made up of business people from across the city, said: “When we heard that the Bridges was making a donation to Sunderland Foodbank, we agreed that we should add something to the pot so the money could go even further.”

Anyone wanting to support the food bank can find out more at sunderland.foodbank.org.uk

“We would like to thank the Bridges and Rotary SR1 for supporting us at this critical time – their donation will purchase items of food that we are running short of,” said Foodbank co-ordinator Jo Gordon.