Foodbank donation "will make an enormous difference"

Colleagues at Keepmoat’s Wath-upon-Dearne office gave 102 kg of food to the charity, which is based at the Hope Centre on Grove Road.

The firm also raised £98 selling raffle tickets, which bought even more food items.

Rotherham Foodbank offers three days of emergency food to people who are referred to them in crisis.

Kerri White, customer care adviser at Keepmoat, said: “We are very proud to make this large food donation to Rotherham Foodbank.

“It is a credit to everyone working at Keepmoat who have donated food and money towards such a brilliant cause.”

Stephen Prosser, manager of Rotherham Foodbank, said: “Thank you ever so much for the donation from Keepmoat.

“We really appreciate it and it will make an enormous difference to our ability to help people as the weather gets colder — especially given the 31 per cent increase in the number of people who have utilised the foodbank during this current financial year compared with 12 months ago.”