The great collection campaign is back. The food banks are preparing for these days when the citizen participation It's fundamental. However, it is feared that this year there will be a less number of donations. You want to know why? We will tell you.
The Great Collection Campaign
Like every year since 2012, the Great Food Drive. Organized by the Spanish Federation of Food Banks (Fesbal). It will take place at the end of this month, from the day November 19 to 25. This year's goal is to raise € 22 million. This year, as a novelty since last year, donations will be only economic. Therefore, the possibility of physically delivering food is ruled out.
“Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we must dispense with to carry out physical food collections. So we must resort to financial donations for the direct purchase of food from warehouses without putting at risk to donors and volunteers ”assures the federation on its website.
The campaign was presented at a press conference led by Pedro Lorca, president of Fesbal. In it, he has explained the different ways to donate, if desired. One of them is through a online login, through its web site. While the other is contributing the desired amount of money when going through box in supermarkets. More than 11.000 supermarkets and department stores are attached to this great campaign.
Destination
22 million euros is expected to be achieved by the food banks. With them the idea is to buy 22 kilos of food. All the money raised will be used in the food purchase, that's for sure. To later distribute them among the 54 food banks of Fesbal. However, the escasez in the shopping baskets they foresee that this volume is lower. To this setback, we must add that each time there are more beneficiaries in these organizations.
The pandemic caused by the coronavirus increased by half a million the number of recipients. Reaching the figure of 1,56 million people who have to resort to food banks to survive. Today that figure has not dropped. What has also increased is social solidarity. Fesbal hopes to have around 100.000 volunteers informative. And, it is that, it is about the largest annual campaign. With it the 20% of all the help that the booths per year.
The exact figures of what was collected throughout this year are not yet known. However, everything indicates that it will be younger than other years. Because the economic recovery due to the Covid crisis is being slower than expectedor. However, Lorca has valued the good campaign of 2020. Getting to collect 158,7 million kilos of food. “It is time to donate since hunger does not wait”Concludes the president of Fesbal. Calling for participation.
How to donate to the food bank?
Fesbal explains on its website how to donate. Give two options: online or in the supermarket. The first option allows you to donate to your favorite food banks or, directly, to Fesbal. Giving you the possibility of making your transfer through card, Paypal and Bizum. For this you only have to have a bank account and an identification document.
The other option is to donate at the supermarket. They explain all the steps to you on the web, but we remind you: “When going through the checkout of your supermarket ask to make a donation economic to the food bank. You have several bonuses to choose from! ”. You can donate any amount you want, as long as it is more than 1 euro. Once the quantity has been chosen, it will be added to the total amount of your purchase.
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Did you know that you can deduct your donation? We tell you how. First of all keep the ticket well of your purchase. After identify the number identification, purchase or similar. Subsequently, write down your ID or NIF in a hole in the paper. Now you only have fill the form and ready!
In several articles we have mentioned how important it is support and help those who need it. This time it will not be less. We prefer to help and donate food rather than economic amounts. However, the situation in which we find ourselves does not allow it. But, anyway, we encourage you to contribute in this great campaign of the food banks. In which we are all the beneficiaries. Also, we never know if we might be the next to need the help.
