Keeping families fed for Christmas

Cowes Woolworths and OzHarvest are working together to tackle food insecurity this Christmas.

Across the state, Woolworths and OzHarvest are partnering with local communities to help raise the equivalent of seven million meals for those in need as food insecurity continues to grow across Australia.

The ambitious goal of $3.5 million has been set for the OzHarvest Christmas Appeal, which is the equivalent of seven million meals.

Phillip Island Woolworths customers able to support vulnerable Australians by simply rounding up their supermarket shop to the nearest dollar while in store, or by adding a 50 cent token to their basket between now and December 25.

“Woolworths Cowes is committed to supporting and helping feed those in need through the Woolworths and OzHarvest partnership,” said Dirk Churchill, Woolworths Cowes Store Manager.

“By donating to the appeal, our customers can help make a difference to the lives of vulnerable Australians.

“A little change will go a long way, and we urge our customers in Cowes, to simply round up their supermarket shop to the nearest dollar while in store or add 50 cent token to their basket to help Australians celebrate the Christmas season ahead.”

This year’s OzHarvest Christmas Appeal comes as recent reports show that over half of food insecure households had someone in paid work, while in a typical month 276,000 households in Victoria receive assistance from food relief organisations.1

OzHarvest delivers fresh and nutritious food to more than 1800 charities that help feed people who are affected by food insecurity. 61 per cent of the charities that receive OzHarvest food have seen an increase in demand in the last six months.

Over the last seven years, Woolworths has raised $11 million dollars for OzHarvest. Each week, OzHarvest also collects more than 140,000 kilograms of surplus food from more than 580 local

Woolworths stores, to achieve the total goal of delivering 60 million meals over 11 years to Australians in need. 

For more information on how to support the OzHarvest Christmas Appeal, please visit www.woolworths.com.au/shop/discover/community/ozharvest