Aldi donates nearly 11,000 meals to Lanarkshire residents in need on Christmas Eve
dailyrecord.co.ukCARING charities across North and South Lanarkshire helped Aldi donate around 10,898 meals to people in need on Christmas Eve.The supermarket paired up its stores with local charities, community groups and foodbanks to make the most of unsold fresh and chilled food after stores closed before Santa’s arrival.Around 210 tonnes of food were donated throughout the UK, with more than 500,000 meals donated and over 750 British causes benefitting from the initiative in total.The donation is Aldi’s largest to date and helped seven charitable causes across Lanarkshire at a time when more people are experiencing financial hardship and food insecurity due to Covid-19.The initiative is also being extended to New Year’s Eve, when Aldi expects to donate.
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