Hello Plymouth – Thanks to your incredible generosity, we have now smashed past our £4,000 stretch target for the Plymouth Foodbank electric blanket drive.

£5,010 has been raised on the donation page, and Plymouth Foodbank received a £1,000 grant from the National Grid’s Christmas community fund, taking the grand total up to £6,010.

I launched this campaign in November with Plymouth Foodbank because I could not stand by and do nothing about the cost of living crisis. We shouldn’t need fundraisers like this, but the bleak reality is that many families in Plymouth cannot afford to turn on their heating during the winter because of the soaring energy costs.

Each pound raised will go towards buying an electric blanket (also known as heat throws), which are a cheaper way to stay warm and save on energy bills. Plymouth foodbank will continue to distribute the blankets over the coming weeks.

Thanks again for you overwhelming generosity.

Luke Pollard MP with Andrew Denham ( Project Co-Ordinator at Plymouth Foodbank)
Luke Pollard MP with Andrew Denham ( Project Co-Ordinator at Plymouth Foodbank)

I’ve launched a £2,000 fundraiser with Plymouth Foodbank, aiming to buy 100 electric blankets for families struggling to afford their heating.

The bleak reality is, many families in Plymouth won’t turn their heating on this winter because they simply cannot afford their bills.

We’re aiming to raise enough in donations to purchase 100 electric blankets – which are much cheaper to run than central heating. Typical gas central heating costs £6.76 to run over a six hour period, whereas electric blankets cost just 20p to run over the same time period of time.

In a rich country like Britain, we should not need fundraising campaigns like this. But I simply cannot stand by and do nothing when faced with such a crisis.

We are continuing to fundraise until 18 January 2023. Every donation is much appreciated, and you can visit our Crowdfunder page here:

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/heat-the-person-electric-blanket-drive?fbclid=IwAR1FHTyM4-J54KITKi1N8FWR_g5b4rsEIpcWnJXuG3d_jyNloc8-6UHDX4M

On 25 November, I dropped into Plymouth Foodbank to launch the fundraiser and donate the first electric blanket.

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