Basingstoke Foodbank are asking for donations to help make Christmas hampers for individuals or families in need. Just cover a cardboard box with Christmas paper and fil it with all sorts of things that make a christmas special:
- Cake, ideally Christmas or yule log
- Pudding, ideally Christmas or a chocolate version
- Box mince pies, apple pies etc
- Box of chocolates
- Box or nice packet of biscuits
- Hot drink, eg coffee, tea, hot chocolate
- Tinned meat, e.g. ham, chicken, pork
- Tinned tuna
- Cooking sauce, e.g. curry sauce, pasta sauce
- Packet of seasonal, dried stuffing
- Tinned fruit
- Custard
- A nice jar of jam and/or pickle
- Toiletries
- Christmas crackers (2 per box)
They would also welcome contribution of individual food itmes for hampers if you’re not able to donate a whole food hamper.
Please take your hamper or foot items to them at Festival Place (Upper Floor beside Next) between:
Wednesday 2nd – Saturday 19th December
(Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm)
If you would like to help assemble hampers please call 07747 111336 or email us [email protected].