Variety at Work in July 2020

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The month of July has been fairly busy with requests for the basic items of food, clothes, shoes and baby needs. We also provided help towards the cost of 2 pushchairs.

In addition to these items we purchased a minibus suitable to transport a wheelchair for a family with a profoundly disabled 5 year old child. The family needed a suitable vehicle as the child requires specialist transportation to access the daily assistance he requires. The cost of the vehicle was £10,500.

The totals for the month were 14 families with 33 children amounting to £11,438, including the cost of the vehicle. The totals for the ten months of this financial year are 500 plus families amounting to £52,054.

Variety join forces to deliver 100 bags of basics to 100 families for the next 4 weeks

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In partnership with the Jersey Consumer Council and Alliance Supermarket, Variety Jersey are delighted to be facilitating the delivery of 400 Bags of Basics to families in need across the Island.

The donation by Variety aims to provide families with some essential items that will help them through the week. 100 families will each receive a Bag of Basics every week for the next 4 weeks.

The Bag of Basics initiative was recently launched by Alliance Supermarket and the Jersey Consumer Council with each bag containing items including Tesco and other branded products such as baked beans, bacon, milk and toilet rolls.

Nicky de Veulle, Finance Director for Alliance Supermarket commented: "We are so pleased to be able to facilitate this generous donation from Variety Jersey. Reaching out to and supporting those in need in the local community is one of our priorities during this crisis and together with the other initiatives we are doing we hope that this will bring a small amount of relief during this difficult time".

Chris Robin of Variety Jersey commented: "Our work at Variety has always involved helping the vulnerable children of Jersey families within our community. We are extremely grateful for the assistance that Alliance Supermarket is giving to help us to continue to provide support during this challenging period".