Volkswagen Genuine Parts Specialist, VPS has gifted a new exhaust system for Mid-Cheshire Food Bank’s Volkswagen Crafter van.
TPS is part of a trio of benefactors involved, with the van paid for by The Holdroyd Foundation and repaired free of charge by Oldham based C&C Vehicle Services, which has also fitted the new exhaust system.
TPS Michelle Masterton-Smith, TPS marketing manager said: “Our support goes beyond just ‘just’ providing free parts, it’s about reaching out to the hearts and minds of our wider network, harnessing the goodwill of our customers and meeting the requirements of our genuine heroes company ethos.
“This is working in partnership with our customers to enable them to be heroes to their customers who are most in need, and so we are delighted in helping the Mid-Cheshire Food Bank get its much needed vehicle back on the road.”
Roger Spurling, trustee of the Mid-Cheshire Food Bank, said: “The van is a huge blessing for us, as it will allow us to pick up food donations from multiple points, such as supermarkets and schools, in one journey.
“We would normally rely on our 120 plus volunteers, many of whom are elderly and retired, to pick-up the donations in their own cars, as well as the completing the food deliveries.
“However, now we have the van, it will be able to pick up the donations and it will provide a huge boost to our service.”
The Mid-Cheshire Food Bank is part of the Trussell Trust network of food banks, and during 2020 has saw a huge rise in demand for its services.
From April to October this year, Mid-Cheshire Food Bank has delivered over 3,000 food parcels to adults and just over 1,800 to children, in the Northwich and Winsford area – amounting to a 43 per cent increase in deliveries in the past year.