Members of the Kraft Foods senior leadership team have been
helping to organise the food storage room at SIFA Fireside,
following the homeless charity's recent relocation to a new
building in Digbeth.
The five Kraft Foods volunteers helped to arrange stock after a
huge amount of food was donated by members of the public during the
recent harvest festival.
Employees from the staff shop at the Bournville site have also
provided crates to help with the relocation, whilst the company as
a whole has donated £1,000 to the charity.
Nick Bunker, President of Kraft Foods UK and Ireland, said: "We
have a longstanding relationship with SIFA Fireside with some of
our employees recently volunteering at the site during our annual
Delicious Difference Week, sorting clothes and serving food to
clients.
"It's a fantastic charity to be involved in, and it was great to
meet service users directly and see the impact that the
organisation makes first-hand."
SIFA Fireside works with those who are homeless, affected by
alcohol or otherwise socially excluded, to improve their physical,
social and mental wellbeing.
Carole Fox, operations manager at SIFA Fireside, said: "We were
overwhelmed by the public donations during the harvest festival
period - it was an amazing effort.
"As we enter the winter months, it's crucial that the food
donated to us is distributed to those in need as efficiently as
possible. It's through the volunteering efforts of companies such
as Kraft Foods that we are able to effectively manage the produce
we receive, allowing us to help more people who really need our
support."