The foodbank sent along their Chair of Trustees, Richard Margetts to accept the donation from the Choir leader, Marcus Alleyn and his 70 strong choir.
The choir and the foodbank have been liaising closely over the last few weeks in an effort to make their donation as relevant as possible.
The foodbank was able to advise and update details of items they were in urgent need of and, just as importantly, the items they had sufficient supplies of. The need for some items, particularly basic toiletries, increased significantly when the horrors of the invasion of Ukraine became apparent and the foodbank were able to use some of their current stock to send to aid refugees.
The choir managed to not only cover every item on the list given to them by the foodbank but considerably add to it. The donated items included over 1,000 nappies. 100 toothbrushes, 200 hygiene products, 200 tins, 50 bottles of washing up liquid , 100 Easter Eggs and even 4 brand new duvets .
Saltash Rock Choir have been supporters of the Foodbank for some years and will continue with their support while there is still a need. Last year, with reduced membership, everything on Zoom, no venue and unable to meet in person to sing they still made a sizable donation even if they did have to borrow the grounds of Saltash Football Club for a couple of hours to act as a drop off point!
The choir has had a busy few weeks recently with their charitable efforts with all 5 Rock Choirs in Cornwall having a combined book sale among their membership and raising over £400 for Children’s Hospice South West which is their adopted charity this year.