A reverse advent calendar works simply; instead of receiving a gift, those taking part in donate a specified item each day. At the end of advent, all collected goods will be dropped off to local food banks in time for Christmas. Some of the items which our occupiers are collecting include tea, coffee, soup, biscuits, tinned meals and vegetables, and rice.
Here’s what we’re collecting and when!
You can bring in your donations in any order before 19th December. Just put them under the Christmas tree in reception and we will use them to make food parcels for those in need.
Day 1: Tinned Tomatoes
Day 2: Tinned Vegetables
Day 3: Tinned Fruit
Day 4: Tins of Baked Beans
Day 5: Tinned Meat
Day 6: Tins of Soup
Day 7: Tea Bags
Day 8: Coffee
Day 9: Biscuits
Day 10: Cartons of Juice
Day 11: Squash/Ribena
Day 12: Long Life or UHT Milk
Day 13: Basmati Rice
Day 14: Dried Lentils
Day 15: Dried Couscous
Day 16: Plain Flour
Day 17: Cooking Oil
Day 18: Dried Noodles
Day 19: Pot Noodles
Day 20: Sanitary Items
Day 21: Shampoo
Day 22: Conditioner
Day 23: Hand Soap
Day 24: Shower Gel
It’s very important to us to work closely with our local community, and given the current climate, more and more people in Reading are in need of our local food banks. In the past couple of years the festive food parcels which everyone at The Blade has collected have been impressive – last year we needed five trips to deliver everything!