The festive season is very nearly upon us, and whilst a lot of us are looking forward to overindulging on turkey, mince pies and mulled wine, for others Christmas can be a very difficult time of year.

During the 2017/2018 financial year, 1,332,952 three-day emergency food supplies were handed out at foodbanks, this was a 13% increase on the previous year, with 484,026 recipients being children.

This year please help us make a difference to someone’s Christmas by donating food at one of our offices or the following developments by Thursday 20th December:

• London City Island
• 21 Wapping Lane
• Pan Peninsula
• New Providence Wharf
• Royal Wharf
• Ontario Tower
• Charrington Tower
• Embassy Gardens
• West Hampstead Square

We’ll then take all of your donated items to a local foodbank in time to help families over the holiday period.

Not sure what to donate? The foodbank accepts toiletries and non-perishable food. These are the ten most needed items right now:

• Rice
• Cereal
• Tinned meat
• Dried pasta
• Tea bags and instant coffee
• Biscuits
• Rice pudding
• Tinned tomatoes, tinned fruit and tinned vegetables
• Long-life milk and long-life fruit juice
• Nappies, sanitary towels and toilet roll

Thank you for helping us make a difference and best wishes for a very merry festive season.

The JOHNS&CO team