South Somerset Homes donates to Lord’s Larder

21sth December 2007

As part of the work completed by our Welfare and Benefits Officer Judith Walker, we have identified many tenants who are experiencing real Poverty and over the past year we have been using the Lords Larder as a means of getting food to those most in need.

Staff from South Somerset Homes generously decided to set up a collection of food to donate to the 'Lord's Larder Food Bank' (a local 'bank' of non perishable food operated by volunteers from churches in and around Yeovil) for the relief of poverty and hardship in Yeovil and the immediate area. Staff donated a wide range of food from festive mince pies and Christmas puddings to baked beans. As a surprise gift South Somerset Homes donated 25% of the staff Christmas Draw raising £65 for the Lord’s Larder.

To date over two hundred food parcels have been delivered in the lead up to Christmas to local people who are vulnerable and facing real poverty.

Jim Bruckel of South Somerset Homes said ‘The work done by volunteers from the Lord’s Larder is invaluable to people in need within the local community. Sadly South Somerset Homes has come across residents in poverty on our doorstops and the people in need are generally too proud to ask for help. Staff have made food donations and purchased raffle tickets as a means of giving something back to residents who have fallen on hard times. We are sure that with the aid of the Lord’s Larder the food parcels sent out over Christmas will make a real difference to those in need this Christmas.’

Pictured here behind the food donated from South Somerset Homes is from left to right are volunteers from the Lord’s Larder Tony Lamb, Margaret White, Ella Nichols, Jim Bruckel (SSH) and Margaret King