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Cambridge City Food Bank Christmas Hampers 2021 – now complete

1st November 2021

NEWSFLASH – we have reached our goal of 500 hampers and are not accepting any more offers. Thanks for your interest – we will run again nest year.

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Although Cambridge is considered a prosperous area, the reality is that there are many families who struggle financially and Christmas is a very difficult time. Saying Happy Christmas is easy but, together, we can do something to make it real for these families.

By putting together a Christmas Hamper and dropping it off at our warehouse you can contribute to one family in Cambridge having a happier Christmas. We will distribute the hampers to families and individuals in need.

Please obtain one strong carrier bag and fill it with the following items:

  • Chocolate Christmas log or Christmas cake
  • Children’s Christmas chocolate e.g. selection box
  • After dinner/adult chocolate (no alcohol filled ones please)
  • Fancy sweet biscuits
  • Pringles or similar
  • Cheesy/savoury biscuits or similar
  • Nuts (not with shells)
  • Dried fruit (e.g. apricots, figs etc)
  • Tinned ham
  • Tinned tuna/salmon
  • Sweet pickles/chutney
  • Jam
  • Shower gel, hand soap or shampoo

Please ensure that

  • all items fit in one bag (the extra strong supermarket bags are ideal)
  • there are no perishables in the bag and that all items have a use by date of 25th December or later
  • there are no home-made items

The times available for dropping off your hamper are

Sunday 5h December 14.00-19.00

Tuesday 7th December 14.30-19.30

The warehouse is located at Unit 2 Orwell House, Cambridge, CB4 0PP.

We ask that all people who wish to donate a hamper register. This helps us to understand how many hampers we can supply to families in need and also to plan for the distribution of the hampers.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

 

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