The donations will be received and delivered to those in need in the vicinity of the stores in the coming weeks by volunteers of the Hungarian Food Bank Association. 

The aid package may include, among other things, canned food, bags of rice, and chocolate, according to a summary sent to MTI by the association.

The organisers expect a larger wave of help than before during the weekend collection, as the number of stores participating in the charity campaign and the number of volunteers involved in receiving, sorting, and distributing donations has increased significantly compared to past campaigns.

The collection will take place on Friday and Saturday in the stores of four retail chains, ALDI, Auchan, Lidl and Tesco, in 410 stores in 202 settlements across the country. 

Donations can be dropped off at the Food Bank's volunteers wearing green vests, at designated collection points near the cash registers. 

Donations will be accepted on Friday between 2 and 8 p.m. and on Saturday between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.

For those in need, canned food, rice, pasta and matching sauces, baby food, jams and preserves, biscuits and sweets provide the greatest help, as do foods that do not require refrigeration, they say.

For many children, the free school canteen is their regular main meal, so when school is out, it is more difficult for them to get breakfast, lunch and dinner every day. 

The aim of the weekend fundraising is to ensure that the Food Bank can provide them with a sufficient amount of non-perishable food for the summer period, they added.

The Food Bank will distribute the collected food to those in need with the help of charitable organizations operating in the vicinity of each store. 

The donations will mainly benefit the elderly, large families and single-parent households, recipients of family support services and children's homes, people with disabilities, the homeless and residents of the most disadvantaged settlements in the country, the summary reads.

The Hungarian Food Bank Association is one of the largest charitable organizations in Hungary. It helps those in need by donating food that is close to its expiration date and has defective packaging, which it collects from supermarkets, manufacturers and catering establishments with the help of volunteers.

In addition to the fight against waste, the association is also responsible for the country's largest public food collection campaigns: for example, before Christmas last year, more than a hundred thousand people made donations in retail stores in response to the Food Bank's appeal, the statement says.

More: 
Hungarian Food Bank Association

Source: 
MTI - The Hungarian News Agency, founded in 1881.

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