THE Rotary Club of Cowbridge recently donated £1,000 worth of groceries and toiletries to the Vale Food Bank.
Several full trolleys were received from Matthew, store manager at Filco Cowbridge on Wednesday 29th January, and with the assistance of the president of the Rotary Club, Piero Fulgoni and other members, the goods were transported to the Foodbank warehouse in Thompson Street, Barry. The donations were well received and appreciated by the staff at the centre. All donations are weighed on arrival, and the rotary club’s came to 222kg.
The donation was made possible by a matching grant from the District 1150 Committee, to which Cowbridge Rotary Club belongs. The club is very grateful for this support.
The amount of stock received at the warehouse in the month of December was 5,191kg, but the amount given out was 7,476kg! A total of 96 households had been referred for the first time in that month. The most needed items currently are sugar, corned beef, microwave pasta, jam and carrier bags. Please consider these when doing shopping in February.
Cowbridge Rotary Club has been supporting the Vale Food bank for several years now, and before Christmas, the junior club at Cowbridge School donated many hampers, again from Filco, to the Food Bank. President Piero has nominated the charity as one of his preferred for this Rotary year. The raffles at the previous Cowbridge Food and Drink festivals have also benefitted the Vale Food Bank.
If, after reading this article, you wish to learn more about Rotary in Cowbridge and its activities, please visit the club website, or come along to one of the car boot sales that will restart in April. The Rotary Club of Cowbridge welcome any volunteers and potential new members – there is room for everyone.
Huw Davies
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