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Last Thursday (9th May), local people, businesses, volunteers and supporters welcomed ‘Phil the Trolley’ to many parts of the Island as part of the first ever UK-wide ‘Trolley Push’.
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Isle of Wight FoodBank
The Isle of Wight Foodbank started back in April, 2011 on the Island.
Their goal? – To provide packages of three days worth of food to families who find themselves in a difficult financial position. It doesn’t stop there, the volunteers also provide support to the people who come to pick up the food.
Since starting, it’s grown in many directions, in terms of events that it runs; the number of supermarket collections that they’ve made; they’ve raised money from employees of local businesses; and most importantly, the growing number of people they’re needing to feed.
If you want to get an overview of how it came about on the Isle of Wight and why it’s needed, have a listen to the OnTheWight podcast with Hannah, the founder of the Island group.
