Spread some pre Xmas cheer and help Norwood & Brixton Foodbank with their Volunteers @ Tesco Store collections

Help boost donations to the Foodbank and raise awareness of the Foodbank in the local community

Lambeth

Location
13 Acre Lane
Brixton Hill
London
SW2 5RS
Date and time
14:00 - 16:00
Friday, 29th of November 2024
Who this task will support
Food and Donation Collection at Tesco Stores for Norwood & Brixton Foodbank
You’ll understand the importance of supermarket collections in raising awareness of Norwood & Brixton Foodbank and be comfortable approaching people, handing them a shopping list and asking for a food donation. You’ll sort donations so that they are ready to be delivered to our warehouse. Your positive, polite, friendly and enthusiastic approach will help to encourage and maximise food donations for those in crisis in your local community.

It's Chriiiiiiiiiiiiisssstmaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaas!*

The Task: Standing in the foyer of a large Tesco store, promoting the work of your local Foodbank; Handing shopping lists to customers and asking them to donate food; Inviting customers to purchase pre packed brown paper bags containing donations ; Overseeing a collection bucket/tin; Receiving food donations and thanking customers; Loading food into storage crates; Sorting food ready for delivery back to the Foodbank.

All donations go straight to the Foodbank. No commissions. Run entirely by volunteers.

Since you will be representing our Foodbank we ask that you are: Comfortable approaching people to ask for a food donation in a polite and respectful way; Positive, friendly, enthusiastic and polite; Have a warm smile; Are punctual; A member of Staff from the Foodbank will be on hand to oversee the collection. This is our biggest fundraiser of the year. Please help us to gather essential this essential food collection in the run up to Xmas.

We have multiple opportunities across 3 days 28th, 29th and 30th November in 2 hour shifts from 10 am to 4 pm - what are you waiting for?! Let's go!

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Location
13 Acre Lane
Brixton Hill
London
SW2 5RS
Date and time
14:00 - 16:00
Friday, 29th of November 2024
Who this task will support
Food and Donation Collection at Tesco Stores for Norwood & Brixton Foodbank
You’ll understand the importance of supermarket collections in raising awareness of Norwood & Brixton Foodbank and be comfortable approaching people, handing them a shopping list and asking for a food donation. You’ll sort donations so that they are ready to be delivered to our warehouse. Your positive, polite, friendly and enthusiastic approach will help to encourage and maximise food donations for those in crisis in your local community.
Walkable

As you will make your own way to the task, feel free to walk or run as you wish.

Ideal for beginners

13 Acre Lane
Brixton Hill
London
SW2 5RS

Yianny
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Area Activator for Lambeth, LiRF Run Leader, predominantly held together by string and tape!

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