Donating to Food Banks

Morrisons have a trolley full of ready made up bags at various prices so you can pick one up as you enter the store or you can add vouchers to your online shopping.

I’ve donated money directly to our local one.

Since 2014 Ocado have operated 'You give, we give' with their online orders, so if you give £5 they match it and £10 is donated to their food bank partners.

They only send goods that have been requested, not any old stock.

Morrison’s have also a ‘ready bag’ for donating toys now too.

vampirequeen

Morrisons have a trolley full of ready made up bags at various prices so you can pick one up as you enter the store or you can add vouchers to your online shopping.

That's a really good idea.
However, some of us aren't getting out to the shops at the moment and I couldn't find a way of adding to my shopping on the Tesco website.

In my case its Red Nose Day yesterday, plus charity donations to help with the crisis in Ukraine. Weekly donations to food banks when shopping , and monthly direct debits to specified charities are just some of the ways to give, to help others.
My question is this…when a friend carries out an activity to raise funds for a charity of their choice how much would you give? Advice online is all about % percentage of income and tax relief on donations, that is unhelpful here.
How much would / do you give ?

Majen I give anything from £5 to £20 usually. If I'm not sure I look at others donations.

Majen it would depend on the charity for me. I have more time for some more than others.
I suppose it would also depend on the friend - whether it was a close friend or a colleague.
I few years ago it seemed that every single week, or twice a week, someone was doing a collection for something.
So, anything between £1 and £20

(If I were you I’d start a new thread as your question isn’t really relevant to the opening post )

Although I have online deliveries, I do order some extra things for a local food bank. Our community Facebook group posts a list of what they need each week and I try to order some things. I live quite close to the food bank so it’s no problem to drop off my items when I am out and about.

Great to hear all the information, thanks ladies.