Unison Moray donates £1000 to Moray Food Plus
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A LOCAL trade union has donated a four-figure sum to Moray Food Plus.
Unison Moray, which represents Moray Council and third sector employees, handed over £1000 to the food bank.
Branch secretary Karen Donaldson said the trade union's aim was to support a growing number of people who use Moray Food Plus, including many who are in employment.
"We are conscious of the fantastic work that Moray Food Plus do locally and wanted to support them," she said.
"We wanted to do something to support our local members during the cost-of-living crisis and we know how high the number of people using the food bank is.
"The vast majority of people using the food bank and working age, between 25 and 65, and we want to support low paid workers."
Last year, Unison Moray donated funds to Moray Girls Football Club.
"It's really important for us to support local and do things that are Moray-wide," Ms Donaldson added.
Moray Food Plus has continued to see record numbers of referrals. An unprecedented number of people used the service in December – more than ever before.
Mairi McCallum, project manager at Moray Food Plus, said: "We are delighted that Unison Moray have chosen to support us with their fantastic £1000 donation.
"We experienced our busiest December ever supporting over 1400 people with demand continuing into January.
"We have recently used a small amount of funding we received to purchase supermarket vouchers to offer extra support, particularly to large families and people with special dietary requirements.
"We intend to extend this pilot work using the Unison donation, providing people with more choice and dignity in how we support them."
