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Public Contributions we receive directly support our work with Gran Canaria’s hard working Food Bank Distribution Project for southwest Gran Canaria, Mogán, TheFoodProject.es
#WeCrossMountains
Thank You!
Every donation here helps us to Help The Helpers feed a local family in real need.
The Food Project receives no local town hall assistance, and so have to rent their community facility privately. They are supported by the community, island institutions and NGOs led by FESBAL and The Food Bank of Las Palmas, they only survive only thanks to your generosity, participation and charitable donations.
The project is volunteer-led and they are a vital life line for more than 300 individuals (over 100 families) every week, doing much more than just feed empty bellies: they act as a vital community hub coordinating donations of food and clothing, shoes, furniture even mobility scooters, and provide a qualified social worker who helps to guide each individual through their life projects… and so much more besides… here is a little window on to what they have to spend…
10€ contributes to their gaining access to a social worker to help find work, training, education and extra help
30€ supplements a family of 3 for a week with fresh produce
50€ helps buy shoes and clothing for kids going Back To School
100€ is enough to organise a computer for families without access to technology, or pay transport costs for moving furniture, or a range of other much needed assistance all provided by The Food Project.
500€ buys milk, potatoes, juices and fresh vegetables for one week to supplement the rice and pasta etc provided by The Food Bank in Las Palmas
1000€ helps pay for a part time social worker to directly assist individuals and families who have no access to legal advice or ways to escape extreme poverty
2000€ pays the building rent for one month
….not to mention all the utility bills… we want to try and assist in covering as much of that as we can by demonstrating that #WeCrossMountains when we work together
We Need Volunteers
November 7, 8 & 9 will be the main food drive weekend known as the
Gran Recogida de Alimentos
Operación Kilo
We need kind hearted, energetic, happy go lucky, friendly and generous volunteers to help us staff the collection boxes that will be available in participating stores throughout Mogán, the south and acrossthe entire island.
Could you spare a few hours to simply greet shoppers and inform them about the food drive?
All shoppers are asked to do is buy some extra items in their shopping baskets and leave it in the boxes provided. Simple
The key thing is to be friendly and helpful and engage the public with the effort.
4 hour shifts will be available throughout the campaign weekend.