Reverse Advent is Back!

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!

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