Tesco Trolley Dash for Foodbank

Pars Players play their part in pushing foodbank appeal

- - Late News: Pars donated 334.3kg of food to the foodbank on Monday

Dunfermline Athletic FC again joined forces on Tuesday morning with Tesco Fire Station and the Trussel Trust in support of the town's foodbank. Pars players Josh Falkingham and Alex Whittle were up bright and early to visit the store, before training, and take part in a trolley dash around the new Tesco Fire Station store, in aid of the foodbank.

Alongside them in the friendly race was a team from Tesco, who had the benefit of playing on home soil, and knew their way around the store.

However, Alex pushed the Pars trolley, showing remarkable pace and skill weaving his way round the aisles as though it was the left wing of East End Park. Josh, acting like a captain, held the shopping list and kept the Pars Team on time and ensured as much as possible was put in the trolley!

The Pars Team certainly had more in their trolley at the end of the 5 minute dash, but the real winners were the Trussel Trust, who operate the Dunfermline foodbank.

Ross McArthur, Director stated

“Dunfermline Athletic Football Club is proud to play its part in supporting our wider community, especially those worse off than ourselves and particularly at this time of year when we all too easily take things for granted. It is humbling to see what the Trussel Trust is achieving.

"I would like to thank Store Manager, Richard Moir once again for his assistance with this initiative, amongst other things, and the rest of the staff and customers at Tesco Fire Station on the day who supported us on the day.

"As ever, Josh and Alex were fantastic and entered into the fun of it, and I have to highlight that the players themselves each made donations towards the trolley dash, which was a lovely gesture.

"That said, the players did such a good job of collecting groceries that they went way over budget…..and there is no prize for guessing who was left to bail them out! They certainly had the last laugh there!”

How you can help...

You don't even have to go shopping! You probably already have many items desperately needed by the foodbank - such as tins, jars and packets of food, toiletries and cleaning products. You can download a foodbank list

http://www.dunfermline.foodbank.org.uk/ to see what's needed most. The full foodbank list is also detailed below for ease.

Just take your items along to the DASC supporters' office (open from 12.00 until 2.00), Pars Car Wash, PST Table on match days or club shop at East End Park Tuesday to Saturday***. You can also drop off donations at Braisby Roofing, Elgin Industrial Estate on 4 and 5 December.

*** if dropping off donations, and the club shop is closed please ring bell on glass door at club shop and DAFC staff will assist you

Foodbank List

Milk(UHT or Powdered)
Pasta Sauces
Tinned Vegetables
Tinned Custard
Instant Mash
Sugar 500g
Sponge Pudding (tin)
Breakfast Cereals
Tea Bags
500gms rice
Long Life Fruit Juice
Tinned Tomatoes
Tinned rice pudding
Jar of instant coffee
500gms pasta
Tins of Soup
Jar of Jam
Shampoo
Nappies
Washing Up Liquid
Tiger Noodles
Packet of Biscuits
Soap Washing Powder
Selection Boxes
Tinned meat/fish
Snacks
Shower Gel Conditioner
Treats like Chocolate
Tinned Fruit
Toothpaste
Toilet Rolls Cleaning Products
Christmas crackers

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