This follows the destruction of six Food Bank trucks on the night of Wednesday 27 to Thursday 28 November.
Faced with the emergency, Crédit Mutuel Méditerranéen and Caisse Fédérale de Crédit Mutuel are mobilizing and announcing an exceptional donation of 50,000 euros to the NGO. Essential support to enable the Gard Food Bank to respond to the growing need for solidarity during this end-of-year period.
« This is a heinous act! Local bank, we are there for solidarity. To cope with the losses and allow the Gard Food Bank to continue its mission of collecting food products for the 42,000 people supported via the 93 partner associations for the benefit of 42,000 people in the department, we have decided to mobilize immediately » declare Daniel Baal, president of Crédit Mutuel Alliance Fédérale, and Bernard Dalbiez, president of Crédit Mutuel Méditerranéen.
In 2023, the mutual group was already there for solidarity and released exceptional aid of 5 million euros to support the action of Food Banks at the national level, over two years.
