THE Spanish Federation of Food Banks (Fesbal) She began her fundraising campaign on Tuesday for her food bank aimed at people who “suffer from serious material and social deprivations in our country”. To do this, they began by calling for 90,000 volunteers for the new edition of Great pickupwhich will take place this year on the third weekend of November 22 to 24. This year this will be done in 11,000 supermarkets. The president of Fesbal, Pedro Llorca Linares pointed out that “a large part” of people in “situation of poverty” have a jobbut “they devote a large part of their income to paying for housing and can no longer cover food expenses.”
During the presentation, the director of the federation, Francisco Greciano Rodriguezdeclared that the profile of beneficiaries is increasingly “normalized”: “They are precarious workers who cannot meet all the expenses and must turn to food banks”, he explained about of the food bank collection campaign.
This campaign is essential to supply food bank warehouses and guarantee access to decent food for the 1,200,000 people who frequent the social entities with which the organization collaborates. Spanish Federation of Food Banks.
What will the campaign look like?
The food bank collection campaign includes two phases:
- Phase 1: recruitment of volunteers. From October 15 to November 18.
- Phase 2: fundraising. Promoting participation. From November 19 to November 24.
How can you collaborate?
- 1) Make a donation (food or financial contribution). On the third weekend of November, people who frequent the supermarkets affected by the campaign will meet volunteers from blue and white overalls. They will inform you about the donation methods: food from the supermarket or financial donations, which will be made at the checkout.
- 2) Participate as a volunteer. Help this weekend, explaining in a supermarketled by its coordinator, explains to customers how to make donations.
The increase in the number of people suffering from serious social and material problems, 4.3 million, according to data from May 2024, as well as the continued high food prices, hampers the ability of banks to respond to the population in situations of need. food insecurity and make social solidarity even more necessary.
The objective of Spanish Federation of Food Banks is to collect 23 million kilos of food or its equivalent in financial donations. The collaboration of volunteers who encourage clients to participate is essential.
