Tesco food bank collections

A question about : Tesco food bank collections

Tesco are running these again from now till saturday when they will add 30% to what has been donated,i make no points other than

1)help by donating goods if you can
2)don't help if you can't
3)don't help if you can't be arsed/bothered/concerned or you couldn't care less

Best answers:

• 4) Don't help if you are already donating to charities such as those in desperate poverty and hardship in the third world where they know what genuine hunger is.
  Ideally that should replace 3) above which is somewhat pejoratively and offensively worded and probably makes more people less inclined to support this Tesco initiative than it does encourage support. It certainly has that affect on me.
  It is fine to promote Tesco's initiative but those who choose not to donate to it should not be criticised in such a manner. There are plenty of other equally or more worthy causes than this particular one that people may choose to support and I find the OP to be unnecessarily unpleasantly worded.
  Woodbine, I suggest that you don't apply for a job as a charity fund raiser.
• We bought some items to donate- its something they should do more regularly.
• More free food, how kind.
• Or don't go to Tesco
• Anyone see 'Skint' last night on t.v. ???
• I think it is a great idea and will be giving some food
• Personally, I have my own opinions about how budgeting /money management would be a better service for people who generally need to use Food Banks, however I can appreciate that in the interim period, some people fall through the cracks until their adequate benefits get sorted and I am happy to add to my monthly standard donations ( Third World, pets, Genetic issues, Cardiac issues) by flinging in a couple of extra tins if there is a campaign on in the supermarket. We have also chucked in a couple of Advent Calenders.
  I am exceptionally proud of my 17 year old daughter who this week is giving up 8 hours of her free time to assist in collections in our local Tesco, despite being busy studying,mentorship of younger kids who need learning support at her school,learning to drive,working part time, visiting her boyfriend at his uni and celebrating her own unconditional uni offer ( Msc Biomedical Science) for September 2015. ( that turned into a bit of a brag - sorry #notsorry)
  It's easy to be cynical, and sometimes in our aim to help , we may assist the undeserving, but if our hearts are in the right place, and there is a chance that someone genuinely in need could benefit, where's the harm - it is probably 0.001% of your shopping bill total. That said, if you don't want to participate , you shouldn't be made to feel bad - your reasons are as valid as anyone elses
• I think it's a great move by Tesco and if people don't want to contribute that's up to them.
• In the Camborne - Redruth - Pool area the Tesco supermarkets are the most supportive and have permanent baskets by the checkouts for donations. The one Morrisons does too.
  https://cprfoodbank.co.uk/drop-off-points/
• Thanks for the heads up I shall be shopping at mr S.
  Before anyone starts on me I have nothing against foodbanks and have donated in the past if a trolley is left out for collections. I also donate to other causes. What I object to is last year i walked in with my 6 year only to be approached by someone doing the collection who spoke to my child and said we should by something extra as not everyone could afford food and we were very lucky we could! I was fuming for a start I was unemployed at the time and on a tight budget myself but more than that is is my job to explain in ways a child would understand about the fact that fortunately not everyone can afford food at a time other than when I was stressed and busy about to try to do a weekly shop on limited money myself. Rant over.