Surplus to Supper is a local charity, estab-lished in 2017 and which is currently bridging the gap between food waste and food poverty. We are based at Sunbury Cricket Club (Lower Thames Street). The Charity currently collects food from local Retailers and redistributes it to Food Banks, other Charities and Schools within the Spelthorne, Richmond and Hounslow areas. We run a Surplus Café providing take away food at weekends and on special occasions, along with a Surplus Food Shop, which also operates at weekends. For every meal that is purchased from the Cafe, an equivalent will be donated to someone who needs it, using our buy one, give one scheme.
We have a group of dedicated volunteers, but we are currently looking for more people as our operation expands.
What would you have to do? Work alongside other volunteers, to help to be the friendly face of Surplus to Supper, interacting with other Charity volunteers and the public.
What help do we need?
• To help take the surplus food directly to where it is needed, we have a Sprinter Transit Chiller Van and we need Drivers, Mondays to Fridays, to collect and redistribute this food, early in the morning ap-prox. 8am-11am and/or in the evenings approx 8.30pm-10.30pm. Drivers must have a clean standard Driving Licence.
• We also need Assistants to go along with the Drivers, to help with the loading and unloading.
• Back at base, we need people to set up, merchandise and run the shop Friday evenings (6pm to 8pm), Saturday afternoons (12pm to 4pm) and/or Sunday mornings (10am to 2pm).
•Sorters and Shifters – back at base, we need people to load and unload the van, assist with rotating the stock in the Store Room and/or helping to set up the shop, keeping it supplied and dismantling it at the end of each shift.
If you are interested in joining our team and want to make a difference in your local area, then telephone Claire Hopkins, the Operations Director, on 07980 647302 or e-mail her on: claire.hopkins@surplustosupper.org to find out more. We look forward to hearing from you and meeting you.
For more information see our website at www.surplustosupper.org or follow us on Facebook. Hours would be flexible and by arrangement and be convenient to both parties. Experience is desirable, but not essential. Social distancing is observed.
Charity No: 1189230