Published on:
28
March 2012
A group of school children at Lornshill Academy handed over a fantastic donation of food to the Alloa Food Bank this week.
The 3:16 group at the school is made up of young people who follow Christian values, and already do sterling work trying to help the community..
The group found out about The Food Bank through 15-year-old pupil, Dana McQuater, who suggested the idea of getting the school involved, to her teachers and then onto the 3:16 group. Over the past three weeks, donations have been gathered at the school. This allowed a fabulous array of foodstuffs to be handed over to representatives of the Alloa Food Bank, this week.
The Food Bank was set up by the Ludgate Church in Alloa to help the people of Clackmannanshire who live in poverty. They help people who are homeless and those short of food, with an average of five or six food bags being sent out every weekend. The food bags vary depending on whether it is going to a family, a couple or a single person.
The Food Bank work along side Social Services and the Citizens Advice Bureau, who alert the Food Bank of need and will take the food to those who need it.
Dana said: "The group agreed to it and so did the Depute Head, Mrs Jacqueline Dunlop. The other pupils in the group got buckets and put them in each of the three house groups in school as well as one in the staff room.
"The group also put posters around the school to remind pupils over the weeks and keep them focussed on the need for donations. Some of the group also took part in house assemblies throughout the week to alert the school about what was happening over the three week period."
The children in the group encouraged others to bring in food to donate to other people. The donations were delivered to the Food Bank to make up food bags to be distributed.
Mrs Dunlop said: "The pupils at school have been very generous and have been very kind in what they have given. They couldn't believe about the level of poverty. Dana and all the children involved should be widely congratulated for their efforts."