Coronation Food Drive

Organise a Coronation Food Drive to help the New Forest Basics Bank collect food and basics for local households in crisis. As part of the Coronation weekend people are encouraged to experience volunteering through ‘The Big Help Out’ initiative.

Firstly we would like to encourage organisations to run Coronation Food Drives in the run-up to 8 May. Organisations such as schools, work places, care homes, retail outlets, sports and social clubs are encouraged to collect food and basics to support the Big Help Out. Ideally, collections are dropped off on 4 or 5 May at the Food Bank. Please download our flyer. Share it within your organisation to explain why you’re organising a Food Drive and print out the second page to display on your collection box. Please send us an email to let us know that you’re running a Coronation Food Drive.

Moreover, we would like to rally streets and communities to have a Coronation Food Drive when they get together for Coronation (street) parties over the Coronation weekend. This will need someone in that street or group of people to suggest having a donation box at the event. Please download our flyer. Share it to your community to explain the Food Drive and print the second page to display on your donation box. Please do send us an email, so we know you’re running a Coronation Food Drive.

Preferably the community donations will be dropped off on 8 May between 9am and 2pm at the Food Bank. On that day our Food Bank will be hosting The Big Help Out - The Big Sort Out event. Ninety members of the public will take part in ‘taster sessions’ to sort through all the food donations that will hopefully come in from all over our local community. Alternatively, we warmly welcome donations any weekday 9am - 3pm.

If you use Facebook, please tag New Forest Basics Bank and we will give you a shout-out on social media.

Help us raise awareness of Food Banks and to collect more food and basics. Together we can make a BIG difference to local households in crisis!