Tesco is urging customers in Bournemouth to take part in their Easter Holiday Helps campaign by purchasing extra bags of pre-packed food, priced between £2 and £5, to support families facing financial hardship.
The bags are available at large Tesco stores in and around Bournemouth until April 12, and include long-life food items that will be donated to charities through the scheme.
Bournemouth customers can support families facing financial difficulties during the Easter school holidays by picking up an extra bag to put through the checkout at Tesco stores. (Image: Tesco)
Claire De Silva, head of communities at Tesco, said: “Holiday periods can be really tough for Bournemouth families who miss out on their free school meal provision, meaning it’s hard to make sure kids get healthy nutritious food.
“Our pre-packed donation bags will give a much-needed boost of food to FareShare & The Felix Project and Trussell and make a difference to the lives of children and their families, giving them vital support over the school holidays.”
Matthew van Duyvenbode, Co-CEO at Trussell, also welcomed what the campaign means for the community.
He said: “Tesco’s Easter pre-packed donation bags are such a great way to make it easier for people to support children and families in their local communities.”
Customers can donate any long-life items to support FareShare & The Felix Project and Trussell, but their most-needed items are tinned meat and fish, long life fruit juice, cooking/pasta sauces, tinned vegetables, and tinned and dried soup.
Other key items that can be donated as part of the scheme are pasta, rice and noodles, cereal and porridge, tea and coffee, sponge/rice pudding, and UHT and powered milk.