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NOVEMBER 2023 – PLEASE DONATE

Please donate the following items: tinned carrots tinned fruit woolly socks toilet roll Thanks!

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SHOEBOX APPEAL 2023 – EMPTY BOXES AVAILABLE AT FOODBANK

At this time of year, our parent charity Blythswood Care is hard at work with its Shoebox Appeal. Could you pack a shoebox to send to someone in need? Thanks to a local shoe shop, the foodbank currently has several EMPTY SHOEBOXES available for anyone who is keen to pack a shoebox, but is struggling […]

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OCTOBER 2023 – PLEASE GIVE

This month, please donate: bars of soap chocolate tinned rice pudding tinned meatballs tinned sweetcorn Thank you!

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DONATIONS NEEDED – SEPTEMBER 2023

Our foodbank is still seeing more clients than ever before, and we need your help to help them. Items we especially need are: sweet treats – chocolate, custard, rice pudding toiletries – shower gel, shampoo baby products – nappies (sizes 5/6/7) and baby wipes Thanks!

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AUGUST 2023 – PLEASE GIVE

This summer, we are especially in need of: corned beef UHT semi-skimmed milk instant mash chocolate biscuits Thank you!

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MORRISONS GILMERTON COLLECTION – JULY 2023

Look out for us in the Morrisons store in Gilmerton during the week beginning Saturday 15th July. There will be grab bags to purchase and donate and volunteer teams in store to greet and chat about our work. Plus if you buy one of the grab bags next week, you’ll earn 100 Morrisons More Points […]

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JULY 2023 – DONATIONS WANTED

Please donate: UHT semi-skimmed milk tinned meat tinned spaghetti tinned custard/rice pudding crisps chocolate hot chocolate Thanks!  

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JUNE 2023 – HELP URGENTLY NEEDED

Demand continues to remain incredibly high for our support, and we really need food donations to back this up. Please donate: UHT milk jam chocolate biscuits toilet roll Thank you!

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PLEASE DONATE – MAY 2023

This month, we are particularly looking for donations of the following items: UHT milk (semi-skimmed) fruit juice (long life cartons or diluting juice) tinned corned beef tinned fruit Thank you!

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APRIL 2023 – DONATIONS URGENTLY NEEDED

We are seeing more clients that ever before, so we urgently need your support in helping to keep them fed. We are in particular need of: Tinned meat Chopped tomatoes Pasta sauce jars Tinned fruit Tinned rice pudding/custard Instant mash/noodles Toiletries Thanks!

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