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Shoreline Food Bank Manager,
Julie Woods, receives Lord Mayor's Citizens 4 Good Commendation for Shoreline
Food Bank
THE founded of Shoreline Food Bank been
at a celebrating after receiving the Lord Mayor of Sefton's Citizens 4 Good
Commendation at Bootle Town Hall. Julie Woods, the founder of the Shoreline Food
Bank, in Southport, received her Citizens 4 Good certificate of recognition from
the Lord Mayor of Sefton, Councillor Dave Robinson, for her good deeds and
support she provides to the local community. She founded the Shoreline Food
Bank, in Southport 6 years ago, and today is manned entirely by volunteers. It
hands out up to 50 free food parcels every day to those who need them, including
up to 5 families with young children, which means almost 13 thousand food
parcels a year. These food parcels contain fresh savoury pies, fresh bread,
fresh sweet pastries, fresh vegetables of the season, as well as tins of soup
and beans, toiletries and biscuits. The food is donated from members of the
public, bakeries, supermarkets, food stores and farms from the Southport area.
"I am utterly delighted to receive this award. It's wonderful to get it for me,
but it is really an award for ALL the volunteers, who turn up every weekday to
pack and hand out fresh bakery, fresh vegetables and fruit to those who need
food in Southport. Without them, we would not have such an active and busy Food
Bank. I am also so grateful to normal people, local bakeries, local
supermarkets, food stores and local farms, who so generously donate the food,
which we give away every day. I am passionate about helping the most needy in
our society and I have plans to open another food bank in Ainsdale hopefully
later this year." said Julie.
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