This week is Challenge Poverty Week and we are aiming to support the work of St.Augustine’s Youth SSVP .
They are proposing to run a food drive for Coatbridge Stay Connected, a group established in St. Augustine’s Parish that has been supporting the community of Coatbridge as well as supporting people all over Lanarkshire and Glasgow. The group began supporting those who were shielding or isolating and have continued on to support those living in food poverty.
They are asking for our help whilst providing an initiative for Mini Vinnies to run – by collecting a tin of food from each child in our school one day during Challenge Poverty Week.
The food collected will be collected by the Youth St Vincent de Paul in the Coatbridge area. This will be collected after school due to the current restrictions. All food collections will be quarantined for 72 hours.
Please support this very worthwhile and much needed service in our local community and provide your child with a tin to bring to school. If every child brings along at least one tin or packaged food we should have at least 330 items. Please support our Bring a Tin to school campaign this week.
