Over 30 local bars, restaurants and cafés have joined forces with Fair Frome for a week-long ‘Feed it Forwards’ scheme to raise money for essential food supplies to support individuals and families in the town.
The scheme, organised by Fair Frome, will run from 21st to 29th June. Local eateries and cafés will have collection pots on tables, inviting people to donate whatever they can.
Senior coordinator for Fair Frome, Lenka Grimes, said the scheme has been launched in the week before Glastonbury Festival, when the town is usually busy with visitors.
“Last year, Fair Frome distributed 1,391 food parcels and served over 7,000 hot meals and lunches to those in need,” said Lenka.
Fair Frome runs the town’s food bank, as well as other projects including Food @ Five, the Furniture and Baby Basics Bank, the Assistance Scheme, the ‘Grab and Go’ breakfast bags, and a community pantry.
Lenka said, “A £5 donation can provide a family with a low-cost shop at our community pantry. £7 pays for fresh dairy for a family at our food bank, £8 provides a nutritious hot meal for one person at one of our Food @ Five sessions, or £32 provides this for a family of four.
“£15 provides fresh dairy, fruit and veg to a household at the food bank, £20 provides an emergency food parcel for a couple, and £50 provides an emergency food parcel for a family.
“A big thank you to Postscript for doing all the printing for free for us. We have over 30 venues signed up already.”
Look out for participating venues in Fair Frome’s ‘Feed it Forwards’ scheme across the town.
The food bank began in 2014, initially operating from two shipping containers on waste ground. It now runs from Unit 7 on the Longacre Marston Trading Estate.
Monetary donations to the food bank can be made via the local fundraising page: https://localgiving.com/charity/fairfrome
