Rams back food charity’s Christmas campaign once again

Derby County Community Trust has partnered once again with Derby Food 4 Thought Alliance on a campaign in the run up to Christmas designed to help people experiencing food poverty.

For the past three years, the Reverse Advent Calendar campaign has seen Derby County fans make countless donations to the city’s food banks at one of the toughest times of the year for many.

For the third Christmas running, supporters are being encouraged to take part in Derby Food 4 Thought Alliance’s Reverse Advent Calendar campaign, where they ‘collect’ an item of tinned or dried food per day for 25 days.

The result is a full food parcel, which will be distributed across local communities in the run up to Christmas.

Collections will take place at Pride Park Stadium on Wednesday 4 December (12noon to 3pm) and Thursday 5 December (4pm to 6pm).

The donation hub will be situated in Harrison’s Hub at Pride Park Stadium, located in the stadium’s North-West Corner.

Supporters are encouraged to collect 25 items by Sunday 1 December.

Full food parcels that are brought to the donation points at Pride Park Stadium will qualify for two complimentary tickets (on a first-come first-served basis) to Derby County’s Sky Bet Championship fixture at home to Portsmouth on Friday 13 December.

Paul Newman, head of community at Derby County Community Trust, which is the charitable arm of Derby County, said: “We are delighted to be supporting Derby Food 4 Thought Alliance and the Reverse Advent Calendar again this year after the resounding success of the last three years.

“The food that we collect makes such a difference to families and this year we are aiming to collect more donations than ever before.”

A full list of items to collect as part of the Reverse Advent Calendar can be found on Derby County Community Trust’s dedicated webpage https://www.derbycountycommunitytrust.com/programmes/rams-family-support/reverse-advent-calendar.