Dunnes Stores to host Drogheda Lions Club annual Christmas food appeal
IT’S that time of year again! and the Drogheda Lions club President Franklin Fernandes is proud to announce the 2017 Christmas food appeal.
‘We are asking shoppers to make a big difference to somebody’s Christmas by donating a food item during the annual two-day Appeal, which will take place on Friday
1st & Saturday 2nd of December in Dunnes Stores on West Street, Scotch Hall and South Gate.
‘We are hoping to build on the fantastic success of previous years.’ Club vice-president Tomas Wilkinson said.
“When you consider the pressure people are under at this time of year it really brings home the generosity of the Drogheda people.
‘Having seen the difference these food hampers can make to families, we are determined to collect as much as we can this year so that we can reach as many people as possible and give them a little help this Christmas.
‘Every item really does go a long way, be it teabags or a packet of biscuits, so please pop in and donate what you can.”
During the two-day appeal, a ‘shopping list’ with suggested non-perishable food items will be available to all customers. Top of the list are tea bags, biscuits, breakfast cereals and tinned goods, with shoppers urged to add an item to their shopping basket and pop it in to the Lions Club trolley at the front of the store on their way out.
All food collected during the appeal will be used to create food hampers for people in the local community who are struggling to provide for themselves or their families.
Shoppers can donate one or more of the following items:Tea bags & Instant coffee, Biscuits, Sugar, Butter, Breakfast Cereals, Tinned goods (vegetables, fruit, fish, meat), Pasta & Paste Sauces, Rice & Rice Pudding , Jam, Soft drinks, Sweet Treats, Selection Boxes and Christmas Cake.
To support the Christmas Food Appeal and give a help to local families in need, please visit Dunnes Stores on West Street, Scotch Hall or at the South Gate centre on the 1st or 2nd of December between 10am and 7pm.