Tonnes of Tins 2024 - Update
Thank you VERY MUCH for your incredible Tonnes of Tins donations to help local food banks in Kent
Over the last few weeks we have been asking you to donate tins of food or to donate via the JustGiving page to help make a difference for those who rely on food banks in Kent.
Our target for the JustGiving page was £5,000 and you exceeded our expectations.
The total amount was £7,318!
PLUS! You helped us donate and deliver 9.21 tonnes of food!
Watch the moment Rob and Chelsea revealed the amount on kmfm Breakfast
Missed the Tonnes of Tins update this morning? Watch it now! Thank you again for everything you have helped us achieve - without you, this would never have happened.
Posted by kmfm on Thursday, August 15, 2024
Thanks to your donations we will be able to help re-stock these 16 food banks in Kent
- Canterbury Food Bank
- Community Cupboard
- Dartford Foodbank
- FareShare Kent
- Faversham Food Bank
- Featherby School Foodbank
- Gillingham Street Angels
- Making a Difference to Maidstone
- Margate Independent Foodbank
- Medway Foodbank
- Nourish Community Foodbank
- Repton Community Trust
- Salvation Army Hythe
- Salvation Army Ramsgate
- Shepway Foodbank
- Shepway/Park Wood Community Larder
What you helped raise
Look at this!!! You did this!!! Tonnes of Tins 2024
Posted by kmfm on Friday, August 9, 2024
Tonnes of Tins
More people than ever are relying on food banks, and this need continues to grow. In 2022/23, the number of people in 'food insecure' households rose to 7.2 million, an increase of 2.5 million since 2021/22*. This trend is evident in our local communities as well.
Food poverty is a growing issue, but we know we have the power to help. We have teamed up with local businesses across Kent to collect and deliver as many "Tonnes of Tins" as possible by mid-August to local food banks.
Approximately 2400 420g tins of beans or similar food items equate to one tonne. We aim to see how many tonnes we can collect and distribute within the five-week timeframe.
Last year, we made an incredible impact by donating 6.77 tonnes of food to local food banks across Kent.
*Statististic from DWP
A huge thank you to our sponsors who arranged drop off points at their own locations
Thank you to all of our partners who are as proud as we are this morning with the news that we've donated 9.21 tonnes of food to those in need in Kent. Thank you Specsavers Medway The Mall, Maidstone Hendy Group Peugeot & Vauxhall Tonbridge Dumpton Park Nissan Discount Tile And Bathroom Warehouse Garden X Bargain Warehouse Folkestone RCH Care Homes
Posted by kmfm on Thursday, August 15, 2024
- Specsavers Chatham 215 High St, Chatham ME4 4BG 01634 818555
- Specsavers Gillingham 137 High St, Gillingham ME7 1AQ 01634 583350
- Specsavers Hempstead Valley Hempstead Valley Shopping Centre, ME7 3PB 01634 541241
- Specsavers Strood 58 High St, Rochester ME2 4AR 01634 541341
- Dumpton Park Nissan 193 Ramsgate Rd, Broadstairs CT10 2EW 01843 863531
- Discount Tile and Bathroom Warehouse 45-49 Burch Rd Gravesend DA11 9NE 01474 533321
- Garden X Old Thanet Way, Chestfield, Whitstable CT5 3JD 01227 931131
- RCH Care Homes Park View Care Centre, Field View, Kingsnorth, Ashford TN23 3NZ 01233 527566
- Hendy Peugeot & Vauxhall Tonbridge Tudeley Lane, Tonbridge TN11 0QN 01732 373366
- The Mall Pad's Hill, Maidstone ME15 6AT 01622 691130
- Bargain Warehouse Unit 7, Park Farm Industrial Estate, Folkestone CT19 5FG
