GENEROSITY: Bendigo and Adelaide Bank staff members Abby Anderton and Jess Sloane, who helped co-ordinate the food drive with colleagues.
A DONATION drive has collected 180 kilograms of food to be given to people experiencing hardship.
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Staff members from Bendigo Bank, Rural Bank and Sandhurst Trustee donated the food for Bendigo Foodshare to distribute to more than 80 groups across the region.
“About one in nine people in central Victoria experience times when they do not have enough money to buy food for their next meal,” Bendigo Foodshare manager Steven Coles said.
“Sometimes this is due to natural disasters, sometimes it results from illness, but often it is just unexpected bills that tip a family into significant hardship.
“This is the reality of food poverty.”
Bank staff also raised $1100 to provide more meals for those in need.
