Rangers are set to host a special foodbank collection outside Ibrox as Steven Gerrard’s side face off against Hamilton this Sunday (06/10).
Supporters are being invited to bring groceries to the stadium to donate to the local foodbank to tackle poverty in the south-west of the city.
The Rangers Charity Foundation will be supporting Glasgow South West Foodbank this year and have also donated £10,000 to help the group with staffing and food costs.
“The Foundation is delighted to be able to facilitate another foodbank collection at Ibrox, supporting people who live right at the heart of our community,” said Rangers Charity Foundation Director, Connal Cochrane [Rangers].
“Over the last four seasons, Rangers fans have generously donated over 6.3 tonnes via our collections and we hope that this year, which is being held one day before the start of ‘Challenge Poverty Week’, will be the biggest yet!
“We’re also proud to have donated £10,000 to the Foodbank and we hope that this will make a positive and lasting difference.”
The Rangers Charity Foundation has organised a “food collection point” in the traditional Fan Zone were supporters are being encouraged to drop off non-perishable food items from between 12 pm and kick-off at 3.
The South West Foodbank “welcomes all kinds of non-perishable food items” but they are putting a particular emphasis on tinned meat, fish, fruit and vegetables as well as long-life milk, diluting juice, toilet rolls and sanitary products, as well as tea and coffee.
In the last six months alone, the Foodbank has shared over 6,200 food parcels with people in the south-west of Glasgow.
Foodbank treasurer Ian McGregor expressed his gratitude for the drive:
“It can be a scary job being a foodbank treasurer as funding can be precarious for us, so I am relieved and we are all very grateful for the generous donation of £10,000 coming from the Rangers Charity Foundation.
“This will enable us to extend the horizon for being able to pay our wonderful and totally indispensable sole employee, Claire, as well as being able to buy food, to top up any phenomenal donations we receive on Sunday from Rangers fans. Thank you!”
