Slimming World members support their local foodbank

Members of Whittlesey PM and Eastrea Slimming World groups have taken part in a reverse advent, where they have been bringing in items for the past month to help local families in need.
By Brad Barnes
Published 12th Dec 2019, 10:30 BST
Updated 12th Dec 2019, 13:53 BST
The foodbank donationThe foodbank donation
The foodbank donation

Anna Foster, who runs the Eastrea groups, says: “I am passionate about fundraising for our local community and I am so proud of every one who has donated.”

Anna also ran a raffle in her groups where she raised £70 to buy items not normally donated like sanitary items. toiletries and cleaning products.

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The groups have donated for several years after Christmas to encourage members to gift highly sinned foods to more needier folks of the town but this year is a first for the Whittlesey PM & Eastrea groups to have given a vast amount before Christmas has hit!

Charlene Knowles, who runs the Whittlesey PM groups, also had a collection and had already taken some chocolate advent calendars before this haul.

Brian Smithyman, the Whittlesey Christian Church leader and one of the co-coordinators for the Whittlesey Food Bank was overwhelmed with all the items donated and said it would go a long way in helping families in need.

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