At Desperta Ferro we visit the Food Bank

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In addition, some members of the team visited the central facilities of the Madrid Food Bank , located at the San Fernando School in Madrid (Ctra. de Colmenar Viejo, km ), where we were able to see how the collaborating volunteers work and the organization model. that allows them to carry out the important task they do. The Madrid Food Bank obtains the food it distributes through donations from different sources: companies in the food sector, fruit and vegetable producers, wholesalers and other Mercamadrid companies, as well as kilo operations in companies, educational centers, etc. Without forgetting the annual Great Collection , which this year was held from December to and mobilized , volunteers to serve the , points of sale participating in the campaign.

In , ,, kilos of food were collected that will be distributed both in Madrid capital and in other municipalities of the Community. Furthermore, at the level of all of Spain, the Spanish Federation of Food Banks made a forecast for this B2B Email List year's campaign of ,, kilos, mobilizing , volunteers. At Desperta Ferro we visited the Madrid Food Bank Exterior view of the Madrid Food Bank headquarters. The Madrid Food Bank began its journey on September , It is managed primarily by volunteers, although it has a minimum of hired people, who guarantee that certain positions are permanently covered. For kilo operations or the Great Collection, the Food Bank has the participation of occasional volunteers, a total of , people ().



However, the figures show a decrease in volunteer participation in the organization. At the end of , the Madrid Food Bank had permanent volunteers registered compared to the previous year and in Therefore, at Desperta Ferro Ediciones we encourage you to participate with this entity that, in addition, It is accredited by the Lealtad Foundation , a non-profit institution whose mission is to promote the trust of Spanish society in NGOs. At Desperta Ferro we visited the Madrid Food Bank One of the warehouses of the Madrid Food Bank. Unfortunately, today thousands of people are in a situation of food insecurity and we need a population that is aware of the problem of poverty in Spain. Support for this type of organizations as well as collaboration through volunteering will allow the Food Banks in Spain to deliver food to the entire vulnerable population of our country.