JS Davidson lends support to children's charity Little Miracles in preparation for Christmas
Peterborough-based temperature-controlled solutions specialist JS Davidson has lent its support to local children’s charity Little Miracles in preparation for the festive season.
An advocate for Little Miracles since just before Covid19 more than five years ago, JS Davidson is helping the charity with the storage and delivery of toys and games for the children – helping to ensure the thousands who come into contact with the charity – including siblings – have presents to open on Christmas morning.
JS Davidson has also used its contacts to helped source meals – raising awareness of the charity to customers and suppliers and receiving meals such as chicken suppers which are frozen and distributed among families.
The charity will combine the meals with other donations to allow families to enjoy traditional festive luxuries such as mince pies and Christmas puddings.
Over the two-week Christmas period the charity is expecting to come into contact with 5,000 people – several hundreds of whom will receive help from its foodbank.
Now in its third year the foodbank is used by more than three quarters of the families who receive help from Little Miracles.
As a community hub it is also used by the wider community of Peterborough.
Louise Evans is Head of Income Generation at Little Miracles. She said: “As a platinum ambassador who has supported Little Miracles for more than five years John Davidson and his team at JS Davidson have been a tremendous asset to Little Miracles.
“Our annual costs have seen quite a dramatic increase this year – largely down to national insurance and the living wage but also in terms of the need for the foodbank among our families.
“The food leaves our foodbank as quickly as it arrives but John has been a fantastic help – when approached by suppliers who asks what they can do with their spare food he has been an excellent conduit – signposting them in our direction and reaping endless benefits for our families.”
As well as ambient foods such as rice, pasta and tinned foods Little Miracles is seeking donations of festive treats such as mince pies and Christmas pudding, biscuits, sweets and cakes.
Anyone who is able to help can log on to Donate to Little Miracles Charity Food Bank
To find out more about Little Miracles log on to https://www.littlemiraclescharity.org.uk/