Littlehampton Academy staff cook for students, using food donations from Morrisons

Staff at The Littlehampton Academy have been cooking lunches for the students, thanks to a donation of food from Morrisons Littlehampton.
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Alison Whitburn, the store’s community champion, chose the school and Littlehampton Foodbank to benefit from a company-wide giveaway.

She explained: “As a company, Morrisons is donating £1,000 a week in ambient goods to every one of its stores up and down the country, until July. This makes a total of £10million.

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“We are donating our food to Littlehampton Foodbank and Paul Sanderson, chaplain at Littlehampton Acadamy, who with the help of volunteers, including the principal Morgan Thomas, will cook lunches for pupils that normally get a free school lunch. In one day, they cooked and delivered 170 lunches and packaged up 72 food boxes for families.

Paul Sanderson with the team of cooking volunteers at The Littlehampton AcademyPaul Sanderson with the team of cooking volunteers at The Littlehampton Academy
Paul Sanderson with the team of cooking volunteers at The Littlehampton Academy

“The rest of the food, tinned tomatoes, crisps, coffee and sauces, will go to Littlehampton Foodbank.

“We also have a foodbank donation point in store.

“Join us and, together, we can help feed some of those most in need. If you’re able to, please pick up an extra product or two when you shop and leave them at the drop-off point in store.”

In a separate donation from the store, Heads On, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust’s charity, was grateful to receive staff care packages.

Cooking and packaging meals for students entitled to a free school lunchCooking and packaging meals for students entitled to a free school lunch
Cooking and packaging meals for students entitled to a free school lunch

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