This Monday, November 25, 2024, all collection points had not yet repatriated the products collected over the last three days. But in view of the donations already recorded, this major 2024 collection promises to be a “grand vintage”. “We were at 40.5 tonnes last year. We have already passed them. And everything has not yet happened: we are awaiting the contribution of small towns in the south of the department. We should logically reach 41 tonnes, as in 2019”estimated Marie-Dominique Patureau de Mirand, president of the Indre Food Bank, in the middle of the afternoon.
Fewer donations per person but more participants
This result is certainly far from the post-Covid record, where the collection reached 49 tonnes. However, it must be put into perspective with the current economic situation. “Donations were perhaps a little more limited per person because the products are more expensive than in the past, but more people donated. These 41 tonnes have a higher market value than in 2019, given the increase in prices. We should not be far from €80,000 to €90,000 in value. It's really great to see how generous people are. »
An impulse from the heart that the president explains by a better knowledge of the missions of the Food Bank. “In fact, we are a distribution platform that allows social grocery stores, CCAS, solidarity associations, to operate, she recalls. This large annual collection allows us to cover 10% of needs. It is essential to supplement the donations and other aid that we have, to function. Thanks to what we collected this weekend, we will be able to last several months with varied and rare products, such as ready meals or hygiene products. “.
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