Continuing its vision of helping drive an end to hunger for all Aussies, Sunny Queen donated a refrigerated truck to Australia’s largest food relief organisation, Foodbank, on December 17.
Through its charitable partnership with Foodbank, which spans many years of egg donations, Sunny Queen is giving the truck to Foodbank to support it in its mission of providing food relief to the more than 815,000 Australian’s who experience food insecurity every month. The co-branded truck will hit the road on 17 December 2019, just in time for Christmas. CEO of Sunny Queen Australia, John O’Hara said Foodbank highlighted one of its greatest challenges as transporting food, whether that be collecting food donations or delivering it to the people who need it most. “The costs to collect and deliver the food to Foodbank’s charity partners can be prohibitive without external support, so at Sunny Queen Australia, we wanted to do something tangible, not only making a difference to Foodbank, but to help feed people in need”, Mr O’Hara said.
Acting CEO of Foodbank Queensland, Rebecca Blackmore said as the pantry to the states charity sector, having a good quality refrigerated truck ensures more food relief to Aussies who need it. “Across Queensland, we collect and deliver food and grocery items to hundreds of thousands of people, often travelling long distances to rescue products for food relief programs, charities and individuals in need,” Ms Blackmore said. “Our team works with an army of volunteers to pick, pack and get the food to where it’s needed. We work closely with charity partners and schools who use our food in their relief programs, and knowing we have an extra truck on the road will help us help more vulnerable people. A refrigerated truck, like the one being donated by Sunny Queen Australia allows us to collect and deliver cold items, including milk and frozen, ready to eat meals to more Aussies requiring food relief.”
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