Posts in: Football and foodbanks
12 Nov 22
Roots Hall 3rd December 2022
Southend Foodbank will be back at Roots Hall on December 3rd for a matchday collection around the ground. It’s an early kick-off, 12.30pm. Whether you’re a regular Shrimper or looking for some live football while your EFL team are taking a break, it’s going to be a good day to get down to Roots Hall […]
30 Jul 22
Football and foodbanks – still Standing Up For our Community
Hunger Doesn’t Wear Club Colours During the 21/22 football season, collections at and around Southend United matches gave over half a tonne of food and toiletries, 600kg, and £2750 to the foodbank. This came through two match-day collections at Roots Hall, hosted by Southend United Community and Education Trust, welcoming the foodbank to set up […]
15 Nov 21
Southend United Fans Supporting Southend Foodbanks
The first Southend United match day foodbank collection in numbers: A massive 322kg of food and toiletries donated by generous Shrimpers £1200 in cash donations on the day, as well as more online donations coming in over the weekend 100s of leaflets, stickers and social media shares that helped spread the message 68 hours of […]
14 Oct 21
Southend United FC donation day and more with football fans supporting foodbanks
Southend Foodbank will be at Southend United FC, on 13th November 2021, for a donation day. If you’re a Shrimper, download and share our leaflet, pick something from the shopping list to bring, and let’s make this a win! When you’re coming to the match against Woking, please bring tinned food such as tinned meatballs, […]