Saturday 10th September 2022
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Report written by Emma Jones
Yesterday I headed to the Felix Project Warehouse in Poplar for the first time, but it certainly won't be my last! After changing into some heavy duty boots, a high vis and a quick tour of the warehouse, the team put me straight to work.
My role was picking and packing orders from surplus food that had arrived from their suppliers (food that otherwise would have been thrown away) ready to be delivered to various charities and projects.
In total, I packed 680kg worth of food, for 3 primary schools to receive on Monday morning - from potatoes, bananas and tomatoes galore, to roti's, tinned jackfruit and even kitkat muffins! Safe to say the ache today is definitely worth it.
I'll be back for sure and would recommend this mission to anyone looking to get stuck into something on a Saturday morning :-)
The Felix Project is a London-based food redistribution charity set up in 2016 to tackle food waste and hunger.
See moreSun 11th Sep 2022 at 5:18pm
Well done Emma! Sounds like you did a great job.
Mon 12th Sep 2022 at 4:27pm
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Mon 12th Sep 2022 at 8:36pm
Thanks both! Haha no John I was just too sweaty for a front face pic
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