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AGUSTÍN PELÁEZ
This year the Gran Recogida foodbank campaign collected 602,500 kilos of food for Malaga's most needy. With 343 supermarkets and shopping centres all over the province supporting the cause, the collection for local foodbank Bancosol surpassed its
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AMANDA SALAZAR
The seventh annual Gran Recogida, the massive annual collection for foodbanks, is soon upon us and will be taking place in supermarkets across the region on 30 November and 1 December. THE GRAN RECOGIDA When. Friday 30 November and Saturday 1 ... we have a list of 45,000 beneficiaries so that shows we have not returned to pre-crisis levels. That's why I think the Gran Recogida is more important than ever now. There are still many people who are having a hard time." Pre-made meals The focus ... leader of the Gran Recogida campaign in Malaga and the Costa del Sol. To publicise the campaign and to attract volunteers, this year Bancosol has once again prepared posters and leaflets in French, English and German, aimed mainly at the coastal areas
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P. PINEDA / A. SALAZAR
The sixth edition of the Gran Recogida foodbank collections met all expectations last weekend. Over two days, the people of Malaga showed their generosity donating food products in different supermarkets all over the province. The goal was to at ... Bancosol and coordinator of the Gran Recogida, Joaquín Jiménez, was the most successful day. A total of 400,000 kilos of food was collected, doubling the figure from the day before. Thanks to this, the vice-president of Bancosol declared this year's ... bought nonperishable food items which he then donated to the Gran Recogida. For the event, the participation of some 4,000 volunteers was needed. This year the collection introduced a new scheme of sorting all the foods donated into categories, so that
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Patricia Pineda / Amanda Salazar
The sixth edition of the Gran Recogida foodbank collections met all expectations last weekend. Over two days, the people of Malaga showed their generosity donating food products in different supermarkets all over the province. The goal was to at ... Bancosol and coordinator of the Gran Recogida, Joaquín Jiménez, was the most successful day. A total of 400,000 kilos of food was collected, doubling the figure from the day before. Thanks to this, the vice-president of Bancosol declared this year’s ... raised, Pablo went to his local supermarket on Saturday and bought nonperishable food items which he then donated to the Gran Recogida. For the event, the participation of some 4,000 volunteers was needed. This year the collection introduced a new scheme
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AMANDA SALAZAR
The sixth Gran Recogida, the massive annual collection for foodbanks, will be taking place in supermarkets all over the province on 1 and 2 December. The collection in Malaga is organised by the foodbank Bancosol, and the event coincides with ... collections all over Spain, organised by the foodbank federation. To volunteer: Until Friday 24 November email malaga@bancosol.info Tel: 952179579 (ext. 5) or WhatsApp 674 342548. The Gran Recogida was created during the worst period of the ... than the 55,000 last year, the figures are still “shocking”, according to Joaquín Jiménez, vice-president of Bancosol. Over the next few days, Bancosol has the challenge of recruiting local volunteers for the Gran Recogida, at a time when people do
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JUAN SOTO
...announced that the next Gran Recogida, which is the largest food-gathering campaign of the year, will take place on 22 and 23 November. The head of Social Solidarity and Education for Unicaja foundation, Ana Cabrera, reaffirmed her commitment to Bancosol.
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Amanda SALAZAR
...register to avoid people benefiting more than once. La Gran Recogida (the great collection), held annually since 2012, was another turning point in collaboration. This charity initiative brought together different NGOs under one umbrella, using their own
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IGNACIO LILLO
...shopping trolley that was slowly filling up, although perhaps more slowly than they would have liked. It was last year's 'Día de la Gran Recogida' (great food bank collection day) and there were plenty more like them stationed across the local supermarkets. ... immigrant, that didn't have their basic needs covered, despite us being in the so-called first world. Baby food! The Gran Recogida that will take place this year on 1 and 2 December faces several challenges that could make the difference between eating well
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AMANDA SALAZAR
...being the Andalusian FAGA fund. The rest of the food it receives comes via donations from: Mercamálaga, the city's wholesale food market; from farmers and food manufacturers; and public campaigns such as the Gran Recogida (great collection) or Operación
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Tony Bryant
...charities and organisations. Its annual target is to assist 50,000 people and the recent Gran Recogida collection boosted its supplies by 600,000 kilos. Other collection campaigns continue throughout the year and members of the public are also invited to