Support the big food drive this Mandela Day
Support the FoodForward SA and Pick n Pay Mandela Day food drive by donating non-perishable consumables
SOUTH Africa’s most vulnerable will receive nutritious meals through the Mandela Day Food Drive which runs from 8-15 July.
Organised by FoodForward SA in partnership with Pick n Pay, the fourth national food drive encourages shoppers to donate from a priority list of 15 non-perishable items at any Pick n Pay store.
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Collection trolleys will be available in all stores nationwide.
All food donated at 350 stores in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban will be delivered to the FoodForward SA packing events.
On Mandela Day, these are sorted and packed into food parcels for distribution to FoodForward SA’s network of 2 300 beneficiary organisations.
These feed more than 875 000 vulnerable South Africans daily.
Stores located outside these regions will also participate, but these donations will go to local charities.
The pandemic put pause to the drive, but it’s returning in full force this year, with customers also encouraged to commit 67 minutes at the packing events.
Andy du Plessis, FoodForward SA’s managing director says: “As local households increasingly battle to make ends meet, more and more people are becoming food insecure.
“Many customers enjoy the ease of shopping for groceries online, so donations can also be made on the PnP asap! app or online shop.
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“Customers can shop from the priority food item list and get free delivery. All food bought online will be delivered to the packing events on Mandela Day.”
FoodForward SA has a strong focus on supporting early childhood development, education, skills development, women empowerment and youth organisations.
These account for 75% of their donations, and in the last financial year, they donated a total of 48 million meals.
Pick n Pay is FoodForward SA’s largest retail partner and contributes R38-million worth of edible surplus food to the organisation annually.
To date, the annual food drive has helped collect more than 338 000kg of food, equating to nearly 1.4 million meals.
The goal this year is to collect 150 000kg (150 tonnes) of food.
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