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We have started 2023 with our busiest months ever and have decided that we must make changes to our service if we are to survive these increases in demand.
In January 2022 we provided food to 61 households, February 2022 it was 57 households. Each household received an average of 20 items including food and toiletries which equated to roughly 2,000 items of food over that two month period. Zero working families, zero retired people and under 100 pets.
In January 2023 we provided food to 577 households and 566 in February. This equated to roughly 20,000 items!!!! 25% working families, 15% retired people and over 400 pets!
Whilst our food donations are high and our supporters are incredibly generous, we cannot sustain this going forward, therefore changes need to be made.
From 1st April we will no longer be providing an extensive range of food items in our free Pantry and the service will look as follows.
5 item Breakfast Packs : choose from bread, cereal, breakfast bars, milk, juice, beans, jam or spreads.
These packs should provide a family with 3-5 days breakfasts. NO CHARGE
Lunch in the Chatty Cafe : a free hot 2 course lunch will be offered to anyone sitting in our cafe (takeaway not available) NO CHARGE
Dinner : a choice of one free takeaway homemade meal will be available to everyone attending in person. NO CHARGE
(Multiple meals are available to takeaway depending on availability and a donation will be required)
With there being an increase locally in other food banks, pantries, warm hubs, drop in cafes there really is no longer a shortage of places for people to go to collect food parcels and we want to concentrate to encouraging people to come and socialise in OKFP Hub, collect a Breakfast Pack, enjoy sitting down for a free lunch in our Chatty Cafe and takeaway a dinner portion to enjoy at home.
Miscellaneous food items will be available to anyone not wishing to take the 5 item breakfast park. Toiletries, baby items and pet food will continue to be offered dependent on stock levels and of course our free surplus food waste items will be readily available daily in addition to everything else. NO CHARGE
In 2020 when we started our project, OKFP stood for Old Kilpatrick Food Parcels.
In 2022 we implemented changes and OKFP stood for Old Kilpatrick Food Pantry.
This year, OKFP will stand for Old Kilpatrick Food Provision.
Our aims and objectives as a Registered Charity SC050874 remain as important to us now as they were when we started : ‘Old Kilpatrick Food Parcels will strive to alleviate food poverty and tackle social isolation in our Community’
The next couple of weeks of March will be a transitional period at OKFP as we gently introduce the changes to our service and we ask for your support and patience with our volunteers and employees who are on hand to help you when you visit.
Please continue to support us – we are nothing without your help
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Thank you to Gary Bell, The Lovat Arms and Duntiglennan for their generous donations to our free food pantry 🤩
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Our pleasure 😀
Thanks so much, Gary!
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OKFP Knitting Bee is on 🤩 drop in between 2-4pm on Wednesdays to our new home at Napier Hall, bring along any knitting or crocheting you are working on or have a look at some of our patterns to see what you fancy trying.
Needles, wool and patterns provided all free of charge 🤗
Alternatively, just pop in for a cuppa and a blether in the Chatty Cafe and maybe learn how to knit or crochet from the ladies 🥰 ... See MoreSee Less
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A big thank you to MCC Labels in Clydebank, their staff donated a load of eggs for our Easter Appeal 🤩
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If you had told me my egg was going to Maureen and Gordon and their team, Roseann, I wouldn’t have taken so long to make my decision 🤣
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Thank you Maureen and Raymund McGrath for donating Easter Eggs to our Appeal 🤩
Eggs can be dropped off to OKFP : Napier Hall, The ‘wee’ Chatty Cafe or The Glen Lusset Bar all week until Friday 29th March.
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***EASTER EGG APPEAL***
Please consider buying an extra Easter Egg this year to help us make sure that the families who visit our food pantry don’t miss out on a wee treat.
Our very own OKFP Esther Bunny is looking forward to making even more children smile this year.
Please help us if you can.
Drop off at our OKFP Hub in Napier Hall, Old Kilpatrick, The Glen Lusset Bar or The Coffee Club
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As at Tontine Food Pantry went asda when they did the 60p easter eggs lady wouldn't sell us them so I asked customer outside too buy us 1 and we went in to and end up with 48 hopeful that will help ppl we support good luck on hunt ppl . 😀
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This week’s shopping list if you can help.
You can drop off at our Pantry in Napier Hall, 312 Dumbarton Road, Old Kilpatrick G60 5JH
Our Amazon wish list let’s you choose your items and they deliver direct to our door (link below)
www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/TIHJ31ZX8CHP?ref_=wl_share
You can do a regular online shopping with your chosen supermarket or Iceland Warehouse and put our address in as the delivery option.
Alternatively, if you prefer, you can donate via our website www.okfp.org.uk
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