Airdrie and Coatbridge Tesco customers donated more than 8000 meals to make a difference in their communities

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Kind-hearted customers at Tesco's Airdrie and Coatbridge stores have donated more than 8000 meals to make a difference in their local communities.The supermarket chain's stores across the country have been "overwhelmed by the generosity of customers" who contributed to the Tesco Winter Food Collection.An incredible 1.9 million meals’ worth of long-life food items were donated between November 15 and 30 in all of the retailer’s large and Express stores.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android In Monklands, the collection saw customers donate a superb 8214 meals.Every item donated provides much-needed support for charities FareShare and Trussell in the run-up to Christmas.Donations to Trussell help foodbanks provide emergency food parcels to people who cannot afford the essentials, while donations to FareShare support thousands of frontline local charities in communities across the country.This winter will see heightened levels of need for both charities’ services with the Christmas holidays being a particularly difficult time for families due to the increased costs that occur at this time of year.With this in mind, Tesco provided an extra £500,000 of funding to FareShare and Trussell to meet this acute need.