Foodbanks receive £17,000 boost from Wrexham car dealer group

A new and used car and van dealership has donated £17,000 to their newly established foodbank partners, including Wrexham Foodbank.

Foodbank were made on behalf of Swansway’s Wrexham Volkswagen and Volkswagen Van Centre Wrexham retailers.

Swansway’s charity efforts have seen them give back to the communities where they do business and this campaign aimed to support families and children who have been heavily impacted by the cost-of-living crisis.

Working closely with Wrexham Foodbank on Ruabon Road, Puleston Industrial state, Swansway has recently donated a total of £2,500 to the foodbank.

When Swansway first reached out to Wrexham Foodbank in September 2022, it immediately became clear that they were experiencing an unprecedented level of demand for their services, something that they expected to worsen over the following months.

Genni Williams, Operations Manager at Wrexham Foodbank commented; “Unfortunately, we have seen an increase in need in the past few months, we are so grateful to our supporters like Swansway who continue to support us.

“Their donations help us to tackle food poverty and hunger in our local communities.”

After their initial donation of £1,000 in October 2022, Swansway Motor Group recognised the need for continued support, leading them to make a second donation of £1,500, working closely with Wrexham Foodbank to tailor the donation to their needs. Facilitating the donations in December and January, Swansway’s hope was to support their foodbank partners during the winter months.

Swansway Motor Group Director David Smyth summarised; “After reaching out to these foodbanks last year and learning of the demand that they are experiencing, we decided that it was important to us all at Swansway to support our newly established partners going into the winter months.”

Swansway is looking to continue supporting its foodbank partners in 2023.

There are many ways to support Wrexham foodbank, you can donate food, money and your time to the organisation.

If you’re a local business, there are plenty of opportunities to partner with the foodbank.

Find out more about supporting Wrexham foodbank:

https://wrexham.foodbank.org.uk/give-help/

If you are in need of food support, you can find out more about how Wrexham foodbank can help you: https://wrexham.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/how-to- get-help/