Page 13 - Keystone Summer 2020 Issue 5
P. 13

FOODBANKS IN SOMERSET SAY “THANK YOU”









             The Somerset MBF with Support from the MBF in London donated £11,500

                                 to various food banks across the Province.


                 Clevedon and District Foodbank                  Weston-super-Mare Foodbank

           We are extremely grateful for your amazing con-       Thank you for your generous donation of
           tribution  of  £2000  to  our  Clevedon  and  District   £2000. We are grateful for the amazing sup-
           Foodbank. Thank you so much for thinking of us.       port we have received at this difficult time,
           We wish all of you good health and safety during      please pass on our gratitude to all your
           these difficult days.                                 members.

                        Gil Mears - Treasurer,                          Frederique Wigmore - Manager
                           Chard Foodbank                                  Cheddar Foodbank

            Please pass on the heartfelt thanks of The Lord's   We are extremely grateful for your donation to us
            Larder for your generous cheque of £750. As you   of £1,500.00. Words cannot thank you enough for
            may well imagine we are so busy at the moment    this act of kindness supporting our Foodbank. We
            and we so appreciate the gift of your Lodge. I   are spending more of our funds towards stock of
            ask that you pass on our thanks to your mem-     food and toiletries for those in need.
            bers
                                                                          Elaine Reynolds-Trustee
                   Jim Banks—Treasurer and Trustee
                     Somer Valley Foodbank                                  Taunton Foodbank

          On behalf of the Somer Valley Foodbank I would     Thank You so much for the generous gift you have
          like to thank you for your extremely generous do-  made to Taunton Foodbank
          nation of £2,000. We are very grateful for your    As a local independent charity we are totally depend-
          support as we seek to help the most needy in our   ent on the goodwill of our supporters. Food dona-
          community at this very difficult time.             tions are the basis of our ability to provide 3 days
                                                             emergency food    parcels to people in need who are
                        Jane Street-Treasurer
                                                             referred to us. Alongside the giving of food, our vol-
                     The Bridgwater Foodbank                 unteers are able to support and encourage our cli-
                                                             ents on a one to one basis. We are reliant on gifts
           Thank you so much for this most generous dona- such as yours as they help us to maintain our ser-
           tion of £1250, It is much appreciated by us all at   vice to people in the area
           the foodbank.

                             Keith Barnard


                Thanks from the Pro Grand Master

           R.W Bro Phil I hope you and your family are fine
           and well and indeed also all your members in the
           Province I just wanted to thank you and the mem-
           bers for the great work you have undertaken dur-
           ing this period of lockdown







         Summer Issue 2020 Page13
   8   9   10   11   12   13   14   15