Industry associations joined Foodbank to pack over one thousand hampers for those in need as part of an annual Christmas party in Queensland last week.
On Friday 9 December, over 170 people from the Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP), the Australian Packaging & Processing Machinery Association (APPMA), the Supply Chain & Logistics Association of Australia (SCLAA), and the QLD Supply Chain and Logistics Conference (QSCLC) spent their Christmas Party packing over 1100 hampers for Foodbank to provide to those in need during the holiday season.
The hampers included 800 family hampers, 200 ladies' packs, and 110 children’s packs.
The total value of the hampers was over $120,000, including items that were either donated or bought using funds raised by the industry.
The hampers would not be possible without the continued support from companies such as Campbells Arnotts, Colgate, Ego Pharmaceuticals, Edex, Tip Top GW Foods, All Purpose Transport, Office Max, BDO, APPMA, Orora, Linde Forklifts, Tip Top Foodservice - GW Foods, Coles, and the Department of Housing and Public Works.
Over the last five years, the team has packed 5400 hampers to the value of close to $660,000 for people in need.
