Staff at First Bus have been volunteering this month to help Rochdale Foodbank set up new facilities.
Team members spent a week assisting with the transformation of warehouse space at the charity’s premises into a new pantry area and creating a larger rest area for staff.
Kevin Mullin, Social Value Manager at First Bus, says: “We met with the foodbank team as we were preparing to begin the start of our depot in Rochdale and they told us about the plans to re-organise the existing space for more services. As newcomers it was an ideal opportunity for us to get involved in the community.
“Witnessing the impact this has in supporting the daily lives of local people has been very rewarding.”
The First Bus volunteers will also be supporting foodbank collections on 23-24 May by encouraging shoppers at a local Asda store to donate. Meanwhile, some of their colleagues have been donating 26kg of food items over the past week.
Iain Wight, Development Manager at Rochdale Foodbank, adds: “Rochdale Foodbank only exists because of the goodwill of many people in the community, from the many hundreds of personal food donations every week, to the brilliant volunteer teams, our referral partners and our corporate supporters.
“We never take any help for granted and we are delighted to welcome First Bus as a new corporate supporter in 2024. Your team have been a great help as we reorganise our warehouse and we are looking forward to their smiling faces at our Food Drive at Asda in Rochdale on Thursday and Friday this week.”
