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Manna Food Bank is a local community project, Registered Charity Number 1188762

 

 

 
Manna to the rescue for flooded residents
Manna to the rescue for flooded residents

On Friday 12 January 2024, several volunteers from Manna gave direct help to a group of local residents who had been displaced due to high levels of flood water in the Shepperton area.

 

More than 150 grateful residents received emergency food parcels following a special Manna team visit to the supermarket, to top up current supplies, and to provide the urgent help that was needed.

 

Borough Councillor Maureen Attewell, representing Shepperton Town, had alerted Manna to this special need, and arranged for a van from Spelthorne Borough Council to be used to transport the goods direct to the site where they were needed; she was also there to help pack the supplies, load the van and deliver the parcels to the residents.

 

The Manna volunteers completed the 6 hour task in the cold and were thanked warmly by the suffering residents, who had been trapped by the rising flood water a few days before.

 

Leading the team, Manna Chairman of Trustees, Elizabeth Wood-Dow OBE was very pleased with the outcome. “Our mission at Manna Food Bank is to help local residents in urgent and immediate need, and that is exactly what we did. It was less than 24 hours from the time we were alerted until the actual delivery. We thank Surplus to Supper for their swift reaction and assistance as well.

 

Cllr Attewell and Jackie Taylor, Head of Neighbourhood Services at Spelthorne Council, were both involved with us. It demonstrates the value of our volunteer operations. I feel it was a job well done, “ said Elizabeth.

Manna Food Bank is a local charity in the Borough of Spelthorne, supporting local families and individuals who are referred to us by agencies, both statutory and voluntary, and perceived as being in emergency need of food and household essentials.  

Manna Food Bank receives most of the food we provide to clients via donation.  We are reliant on the local community to donate food we can then give to clients in Spelthorne.

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