Harvest for the Hungry

The home of Harvest for the Hungry in Essex
Help Line 0845 050 9412
Instructions


1
 Decide which type of aid box you are going to donate and obtain a supply of empty boxes and leaflets from The Meadows Shopping Centre or your supporting organisation.
The boxes measure 12”x 9”x 9”.
2
Buy the items according to the list, making sure if it is food that it has a sell-by date after January 2012.
3
Mark the outside of the box with either ‘Family Food’, ‘Hygiene Box’ OR the name of the single item. Seal the top and bottom of the box with thick brown parcel tape ensuring that the top and bottom are flat after sealing. This is very important, as the boxes have to be stacked for transportation.
4
Arrange for the box to be returned to your supporting organisation or to the Meadows Shopping Centre or direct to the H4H warehouse by no later than Saturday 15th October 2011. A list of supporting organisations may be found under the heading "Who is Helping" above.
5
To pay for transport costs, we ask for a donation of £3 per box (but please do not put money in the boxes). Cheques should be made payable to “Harvest Plus” (If you are a taxpayer, please give under “Gift Aid” (details from the Helpline and here on this site) to increase the value of your donation by 25%). Cash may be given to the collection supervisor.

Once again this year, we are hoping to raise enough money to pay all the transportation costs and then buy some fresh food in Eastern Europe for children in orphanages, families and elderly people.

(Any surplus funds will be used to support other H4H projects)

What to put in our boxes

SHOPPING LIST

Family Food Parcel
Single Item Parcel
 
  • Two 1.5 kg bags of plain flour
  • Two 1kg bags of long grain rice
  • One 1kg bag of sugar
  • Two 500g bags of lentils
  • Three 250g(approx) packets of biscuits
  • One pack of family chocolate bars - variety bag
Each bag to be wrapped in a plastic bag and sealed with sticky tape to protect contents from spoiling.

Select either ALL Flour, or ALL Rice, or ALL Sugar, or ALL Lentils.
Each box should be filled with ONE TYPE OF FOOD ONLY e.g. all sugar*, all flour*, all rice*, or all lentils* (*each bag wrapped in a plastic bag and sealed with sticky tape)

Please do not add any perishable produce, home-made goods or items in glass containers as this causes problems with Customs.
Hygiene Box

The contents of these boxes will be given in addition to food boxes, to help meet basic health needs.
 
  • Toothpaste
  • Tooth Brushes
  
  • Soap
  • Flannel

Please completely fill the box with any combination of these items, making sure that all items are NEW and UNUSED.

Harvest for the Hungry supports Fairtrade products.