Food Bank

Thank you for the fabulous response so far!!!

We have placed two wicker baskets in the school foyer. One will be collected weekly by the Gisborne Foodbank; for distribution to local families-in-need. The other will be collected weekly by Macedon Ranges Rural Australians for Refugees group, to be transported to refugee support groups in Melbourne. 

The need has become so great, that ALL food banks are reporting a huge increase in the number of requests for assistance and most report that they simply run out of consumables before all requests can be met.

Please engage in meaningful conversation with your children about this worthwhile project and encourage your children to contribute items to our baskets whenever you are able. 

Please see the list below of items most needed now.

Contact Mrs. Tulloch Virginia.tulloch@education.vic.gov.au if you would like more information. 

“No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.”

Charles Dickens

CURRENTLY MOST URGENTLY NEEDED FOODBANK ITEMS: 

Canned fruit and vegetables

Breakfast cereal

Pasta

Noodles

Rice

Long life milk and juice packs

Coffee

Tea

Spreads (such as peanut butter and jam)

Muesli bars, dried fruit and nuts

Sauces, seasoning

Cooking supplies such as flour, sugar and oil

Shampoo and conditioner

Soap and deodorant

Toothpaste, toothbrushes and floss

Tissues

Toilet paper

Feminine hygiene products

Household cleaning products

We are unable to accept perishable items or items that are close to or past “used-by date”.

Thank you so much for your support of this very worthwhile project.