Rotary Becket Food Bank News

Dateline 27th April

Rotary Becket has taken funds set aside for the Covid-19 crisis and applied for a Rotary District District 1070 District Foundation Grant. After successfully winning the grant the Club now has the opportunity to meaningfully purchase food for the Hope Centre in Northampton.

The Hope Centre is a major contributor to the health of the Northampton community. They go much further than just feeding the homeless. The Hope Centre is also sending out food parcels to needy families. There is now a waiting list for such families and the list being fed is already in the hundreds. 

The donated food from Rotary Becket will be sent out as soon as possible. If anyone is interested in donating food or cash to Rotary Club Northampton Becket for use at the Hope Centre or would like to donate directly, please contact Becket using the contact page above.

Dateline 30th April

The Club and their President Karl Flowers got into action today purchasing £1,000 of food from the local cash and carry and delivering it to Northampton Hope Centre for inclusion in food parcels for those in need in Northamptonshire. This is the first tranche of food to be supplied by the Club with the financial assistance of Rotary Foundation the Charity of Rotary International

Dateline 6th May

Thanks to the residents of Moulton who have quickly responded to a plea for food donations when @RotaryBecket put out a request for contributions to support the Northampton Hope Centre #streetbystreet campaign sending out food parcels to needy families around Northampton. Rotarian Alan Bunn who lives in Overstone Rd received the generous help of Yogi Store/Post Office in distributing a request for food donations. Alan was overwhelmed by the response of residents who dropped in vast quantities of supplies which he loaded into his car on Tuesday to deliver to the Northampton Hope Centre. More is still needed and Alan is happy to collect further donations. Thanks to all those in Moulton showing such community spirit.

Dateline 8th May

The second donation of food valued at £1000 to the Hope Centre. Also, we socially-spaced "bumped" into Rtn Martin Price who had brought a very charitable collection of his own street's donation. Behind us are 10,000 eggs donated by Booker. Gordon Hill, son of PP Ian Hill was instrumental in both the donation logistics last week and the donation yesterday. Thanks to RotaryDistrict1070 for the district grant and all Rotarians and the public who have supported our efforts to help the needy in Northampton 

Dateline  13th May

Thanks to all Lodge Owners at Overstone Lodge Owners Association for theirfood donations for Northampton Hope Centre which have been delivered to the food bank by Rotarian Alan Bunn today with some contributions from Moulton #streetbystreet. Rtn Alan Bunn delivers another car load to the Hope Centre