The Reverse Advent Calendar is a fun and easy way to help your local foodbank and get the younger generation involved. You only need a box and a pen – each day you add something to the box, either from a list or a calendar grid, and mark it off. At the end of the month, once all your donations are in you just bring the box to the foodbank collection point.
You can go all in, decorate the box, or buy extras – or you can skip some days if you cannot easily get the specified item. At the end of the day, we will be very happy with whatever donations we receive.
So how did it start and where it came from? The reverse advent calendar idea appeared a few years back as a way to counter the over-commercialisation of Christmas. The idea was to concentrate on giving and helping, rather than only receiving. Very quickly, the idea was adapted to help charities and local foodbanks, who are always under strain during Winter months.
At first, like most Advent calendars, it took place over December. However, very quickly people realised that anything donated so late in the month had no chance of reaching people in time for Christmas. Which is why it was unofficially decided to run the RACs during November instead, and focus on more festive donations.
This year South Sefton Foodbank is also joining the fun – you can find our Reverse Advent Calendar here: Reverse Advent Calendar 2020
We hope you will enjoy this way of helping and spread the word.
After all, it is only with your help that we can keep running!
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