A Sub for the HUB
St Lukes Chapter recently presented a cheque for £525 to Roundhill Pantry in Bath.
Roundhill Pantry is led by Oasis Community Hub in partnership with Bath Methodist Church, Lux Youth Project, St Barnabus Church and Southdown & Whiteway Church & Community Partnership.
The Roundhill Pantry opens every Monday and membership is open to local residents who are experiencing economic hardship. There are two levels of membership—level 1 which costs £3 per week to select 6 items, level 2 is £5 per week to select 10 items. The fee covers chilled foods, store cupboard foods, toiletries and household items. The Pantry also provides fruit & veg and shorter dated items, for FREE on top of this fee which means the value of each shop will be between £20- £35. Foodstuffs are sourced via FareShare, a major charity distribution supplier and Morrisons supermarket surplus plus partnerships with local allotments who provide surplus during their growing season. Toiletries are from the Hygiene Bank and In Kind Direct. Good quality meat and vegan products are bought from Sainsburys with a considerable financial outlay so David explains this donation will fund around a month’s worth of these essential protein items.
Fareshare Southwest was established in 2007 and is the region’s biggest food and environment charity. With warehouses in Bristol and Plymouth it rescues good surplus food from local suppliers and delivers to more than 400 charities, food banks and community groups from Gloucester to Cornwall and has over 280 volunteers.
