Thanks Victoria – you brought all the food!

​​Your response to our Emergency Food Drive knocked our socks off (not our steel capped boots tho)…

We put the call out for help, and you sure did answer 🙌  At our Emergency Food Drive on August 10-11, we saw first-hand that gritty ‘roll up your sleeves and we’ll make this happen’ attitude that is pretty much part of Victoria’s DNA.

All weekend long, our community rocked up to our Yarraville Warehouse with smiles, beautiful words of encouragement and best of all, arms and boots full of food.

With our volunteers cheering them on like a finals crowd at the ‘G, there were cars of all kinds, scooters and Harleys, families with their kids, a gleaming convoy of vintage Thunderbirds and not one but TWO big red CFA trucks. Hugs were exchanged, and friendships forged as our oversized bins began to fill with 100’s and 100’s of cans, packets and boxes of the items we needed to help feed Victorians.

And, ever since that weekend, the tonnes of food you brought to our giant roller doors have been heading straight back out of our warehouse and onto the tables of those who need it most.

You know that line from David Bowie, ‘We can be heroes – just for one day’? Well, you were…except it was TWO days and the impact of your generosity is going to last for much longer than that.

Couldn’t get there yourself? You can still be part of our Virtual Food Drive so head over there and fill up a bag, basket or trolley to help feed more Victorians.

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