Help us Collect Surplus Food – FareShare Go (Thursday morning)

When: Thu, May 14, 2020 from 9:00 am – 10:00 am Where: 19-37 Highgate Road, London, NW5 1JY Contact: Steph Cantor Contact Email: hello@daretocarepackages.com Contact Phone: 07718177250 Open Volunteer Spots: Closed

Help us collect supplies for our care packs by gathering surplus food from our partners.

Every Thursday we assemble more than 100 care packages at our warehouse to support vulnerable people in isolation all across London. Each care pack has enough food and supplies to last someone for a week; the packs also include something to lift the spirit, like tea and biscuits, a handwritten note, and more.

You will be collecting surplus food from Tescos and greengrocers, all within a 10-minute drive from our Kentish Town warehouse. This shift is low time commitment relative to other opportunities and can be done within an hour.

Please note: You will need a car for this opportrunity.

Pick-up locations:

Tesco Camden Express

Address: 196 Camden Road, London, NW1 9HG

Time: 7 am to 10 am

Tesco Kentish Town Express

Address: 199-203 Kentish Town Road, London, Greater London, NW5 2JU

Time: 7 am to 10 am

Tesco Belsize Park Express

Address: 44-46 Englands Ln, Belsize Park, London, NW3 4UE

Time: 7 am to 10 am

Fam Green Grocer

Address: 150 Fortess Rd, Tufnell Park, London NW5 2HP

Time: flexible

Drop-off location:

The Highgate Center

Address: 19-37 Highgate Centre, London, NW5 1JY

Before signing up, please read through our health and safety protocol which are strictly enforced at the warehouse.

Please also have a read through the instructions and risk assessment regarding surplus food collection.

As a reminder, please DO NOT sign up if you or someone you’ve come in contact with has had COVID-19 symptoms in the past 14 days.

From our recipients:

“… I have received my package thank so much you have really made life so happy in this time of lockdown…”

“… Thank you for the package which is especially welcome as I am back in bed with post-corona breathlessness. [Name of another recipient] finds it hard to shop on her own so this could not be more timely…”

From our volunteers:

“… Check them out as they need donations and volunteers to do packaging for people in isolation. They have a place that’s sanitised according to their medical professional’s standards to do all their packaging.”

“Fantastic work – please keep it up!”

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