Our EA Christmas Family Food Appeal will run from 13 November – 7 December enabling our staff to give back by donating items to their local food bank through various EA Offices.

We are also encouraging staff to consider supporting The Trussell Trust’s Winter Collection Event which will run from Thursday 30th November – Saturday 2nd December at many local Tesco Stores.

2/3 Volunteers will be encouraged to take part in a 2-hour timeslot between 10am – 6pm each day.

Volunteer duties include

• provide leaflets and shopping lists to customers
• dating food that is received
• packing food into crates / trolleys

The Food Banks are keen to welcome staff from the Education Authority to take part in this Winter Collection Event.

If you/your staff or your team feel that you can make the time to give back to this campaign, please get in touch with healthandwellbeing@eani.org.uk and we’ll make all the necessary arrangements on your behalf along with answering any questions you may have.

Extra detail

Below are the Tesco stores requiring the volunteering assistance:

• Tesco Antrim supporting Antrim Foodbank
• Tesco Derry supporting Foyle Foodbank
• Tesco Lurgan and Craigavon supporting Craigavon Foodbank
• Tesco Knocknagoney supporting Dundonald Foodbank
• Tesco Yorkgate and Antrim Road, Belfast supporting North Belfast Foodbank

If you are still not sure please know that a 2-hour commitment from you/ your staff or your team will benefit children, young people and their families within our local communities and is a perfect way to also:

• Support your staff to ‘Give Back’ in a way that doesn’t involve them having to spend money to help
• Connect with teams and colleagues
• Create a good feeling amongst your service
• Engage in a team development activity that otherwise your team may not have the opportunity to do
• Highlight the great work that takes place within the EA