Our commitment to securing community value from our contracts with suppliers has seen Lichfield Foodbank receive a welcome donation from the company that demolished the Birmingham Road Multi Storey car park.
The foodbank, which provides emergency food parcels and support to people in crisis, relies on donations of non-perishable, in-date food that it then distributes.
Cawarden put together boxes containing long life milk, jams, tinned tuna, tinned carrots, tinned peas and pasta sauce and delivered them recently to the team at Lichfield Foodbank’s warehouse at Saxon Hill Academy on Kings Hill Road.
The donation was made through Lichfield District Council’s social value initiative which aims to see residents benefit directly from its procurement spend. It ensures that for every pound spent by the council on the delivery of goods, services and works, that pound also delivers wider social, economic, or environmental benefits to the community.
Councillor Rob Strachan, Lichfield District Council’s Cabinet Member for Finance and Commissioning, said:
“I’d like to thank Cawarden for making this generous donation. It will help Lichfield Foodbank to deliver its support to people in need.
“Our social value initiative offers a great opportunity for our suppliers to improve residents’ lives and we are grateful to them for doing so.”
Oliver Crooks, Cawarden’s commercial director, said:
“We are proud to contribute to Lichfield Foodbank, particularly as the holiday season approaches. We remain dedicated to supporting local initiatives that make a meaningful difference in the community, and we look forward to further supporting Lichfield Foodbank by raising awareness for their good work and through an additional donation in the near future.”
Hilary Dunphy, a trustee of Lichfield Foodbank, said:
“On behalf of Lichfield Foodbank I would like to say thank you very much to Cawarden for their very generous donation. It is wonderful to have such support from Cawarden and Lichfield District Council.”