STRETTON based Spire Cheshire Hospital has donated food and cash to Warrington foodbank, to help those most in need over the Christmas period.
Colleagues at the hospital, which has been helping the NHS in tackling the pandemic, raised £105 with a further £105 donated by the company.
Spire’s food supply partner Bidfood then supplemented this with a generous donation of food. This means that food worth significantly more than £200 has been donated to Warrington foodbank.
Warrington foodbank is part of the Trussell Trust network. The Trussell Trust supports more than 1,200 food bank centres in the UK to provide a minimum of three days’ nutritionally-balanced emergency food to people who have been referred in crisis.
Spire Cheshire’s donation is part of a larger initiative, in which each of Spire’s 39 hospitals across the UK has been supporting their local Trussell Trust foodbanks.
Andrew Johnson Hospital Director said: “2020 has been a challenging year for so many people and I’m pleased that we’ve been able to play our part in meeting the increased demand for the support provided by Warrington foodbank. We’re very grateful that our partners Bidfood have been so generous in providing additional support to help those in need.
“Our team at Spire Cheshire are already superstars, because of the role they’ve played in supporting the NHS and caring for patients during the pandemic, and I’m really proud that they are ending the year with great generosity for such a worthwhile cause.”
