£3217.50 Raised For Huddersfield and Cleckheaton Food Bank

Recognising the circumstances that many are facing this year, The Welcome Centre launched their Big Give Challenge Match, where they matched all monetary donations made. An incredibly generous thing to do that motivated us to find even more donations. So this year we focused our efforts on acquiring monetary donations, and we managed to raise a whopping £3217.50 in monetary donations

If you’ve been following us for a while, you will know that a few years ago we decided to make some changes to how we celebrate Christmas at THE Agency. We decided to make a donation to our local food bank, The Welcome Centre in Huddersfield who, alongside other food banks in the UK, provide crucial support to families in need. This year, especially, we felt the need to give back to the community was paramount.

Food banks help families in crisis all year round, but with the drops to icier temperatures and, often, a time for friends and families to exchange gifts, eat sumptuous meals and generally share in the merriment of the festive season, it is perhaps more poignant at this time of year for those that are in need to require an extra supporting hand. This year we have seen so many families affected by the cost of living crisis that the work carried out by foodbanks seem ever more urgent and essential.

With that in mind, we wanted to see what we could do…

… and we were blown away by the support of our wonderful clients, temporary workers, friends and family, many of whom jumped in to help. Recognising the circumstances that many are facing this year, The Welcome Centre launched their Big Give Challenge Match, where they matched all monetary donations made. An incredibly generous thing to do that motivated us to find even more donations.

So this year we focused our efforts on acquiring monetary donations, and we managed to raise a whopping £3217.50 in monetary donations for The Welcome Centre. Not only that but we also received many food donations which we gave to Cleckheaton Food Bank.

Last year, The Welcome Centre gave out enough food to make 361,262 meals. These shocking figures really bring it home to us how important the work of The Welcome Centre, and other such food banks, is, and it is always a humbling experience to be able to give something back to a Centre that gives out so much necessary support and kindness to the local community.

A huge thank you to everybody that donated and contributed, but also to those who couldn’t donate but spread the word too! Whatever you do this festive season, we wish you all the very best.

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