White Rose Shopping Centre launches Community Collection Bank

White Rose Leeds has introduced an in-centre Community Collection Bank where visitors can drop off donations to help their local community.

The Community Collection Bank, which launched this week, invites visitors to drop off donations no matter how big or small to benefit their local community via Leeds South & East Foodbank.

White Rose Shopping Centre has been supporting the Foodbank since 2020, and in that time has donated more than a whopping £14,000.

As well as food they have also provided laptops to the organisation, helping it create a digital hub to support users suffering from tech poverty, such as young people out of education and those experiencing barriers such as homelessness and unemployment.

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We’ve launched a Community Collection Bank for guests to donate food and hygiene products to those in need.

You’ll find our donation drop-off point at the Customer Services Centre, next to New Look and close to Car Park 6.

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The collection bank can be found at the Customer Services Centre next to New Look and close to Car Park 6. They welcome both non-perishable food, hygiene supplies and are particularly in need of:

• Juice
• Tinned potatoes
• Coffee
• Tinned / packet custard
• Cooking sauces

Steven Foster, Centre Director at White Rose Shopping Centre, said: “Our partnership with Leeds South & East Foodbank is something we’re truly proud of at White Rose, and we’re pleased to introduce the Community Collection Bank to support them further.

“We hope the donations made through the centre are of great benefit to our local community.”

Wendy Doyle of Leeds South and East Foodbank added: “I would like to thank everyone at White Rose and all of its visitors for their continued support over the years, which have helped us to provide more than 10,000 meals to families in the local area.

“The Community Collection Bank will help us feed and support more people, who are needing our services now more than ever.”

The Community Collection Bank is accepting donations indefinitely during the centre’s opening hours. For more information, visit the White Rose website.

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