EMPLOYEES at a Glasgow fuel plant have donated more than 30 bags of food and toiletries to local food banks.
The team at Drax's Daldowie Fuel Plant started donating to various Glasgow and Lanarkshire banks in 2019, and to date, they have given more than 80 bags.
Daldowie Engineer James Beveridge, who organised the donation, said: “In December 2019, we decided to set up a donation box to see if colleagues would be interested in helping local food banks in the Glasgow area.
"The response was fantastic, and we have been able to help several charities throughout the Glasgow and Lanarkshire areas. The kindness of people at our site has been incredible, with donations coming in all the time.”
Ian Kinnaird, Drax Group’s Scottish Assets and Generation Engineering Director, added: “I’m really proud of the generosity of the team and their efforts to do something positive for the local community – continuing Drax’s long tradition of supporting the communities local to its operations.”
As well as donating the bags, Day Teams Senior Operator Arek Blyskun cooked a special Polish goulash for his colleagues on two occasions, raising £235.
The effort was then matched by Drax and split between three different food banks.
Ann Hunter, who volunteers at the Rutherglen and Cambuslang Foodbank, was very grateful for the team's generosity.
She said: “Thank you to the team at Daldowie for their generous donation of items to the food bank which will help to support those facing hard times this year.
"Collections from local supermarkets alone are not sufficient to keep up with the volume of goods being distributed to the needy and we tend to receive less donations in January and February, making these gifts especially welcome.
“Our distribution centres are busy and provide a vital lifeline to those in need in our community. It is only through kind people and organisations such as Drax and the team at Daldowie that we are able to carry on with this essential work.”
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