This year we've decided to reverse the traditional advent calendar and invite people to #GiveALittleSomething and donate items of food to local food banks 🎁
A food bank or community larder is a place where people who are having a hard time can go, to get vital food for free. It is very important to make sure our food banks are well stocked all year round so they're able to help people when they need it most - especially at Christmas.
Every day from 1st -24th December we're running a Food Bank Advent Calendar - you can find out more about it here. Each day you can donate to your local food bank by popping a different item into the collection bins in our food stores after you've done your shopping.
You can also create your own collection box at home, work or school and build up your advent calendar items. This can then be delivered directly to your local food bank in the new year - when they may struggle for donations after the Christmas surge.
Whilst Santa's elves have been busy getting ready for Christmas - the big man himself has sat down in his workshop and made our own donation box so we can add a different item to it each day. Why not make one too - it doesn't matter if you put something in every day or just a few bits and pieces - it all helps.
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We've popped an old bit of material inside the box but you don't have to as it'll be hidden when you've added your items into it - you can decorate inside though if you want to - it would be a nice surprise for those unpacking the boxes to find a nice picture stuck to the inside!