(by editorial board, Rochdale Online, 26 May 2023)
In early 2019 Rochdale District Freemasons embarked on a very challenging and ingenious initiative to collect a mile of food for the Rochdale Foodbank.
That was certainly a stretching target to say the least: to put it into perspective, there are 14,627 standard tins in a mile. The slogan ‘Miles More Food from the Freemasons’ was adopted as the catchphrase for the initiative.
This novel approach to fundraising was the brainchild of the district charity steward John Taylor who wanted to capture the imagination of his colleagues, whilst providing much-needed support of those in need across the community.
In the early weeks of the initiative, he realised just how challenging the target would be to achieve and he wondered on occasions if he had bitten off more than he could chew.
Each week donations were collected, carefully measured and delivered to the foodbank. Progress was slow and the one-mile target seemed an awful…
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This novel approach to fundraising was the brainchild of the district charity steward John Taylor who wanted to capture the imagination of his colleagues, whilst providing much-needed support of those in need across the community.
In the early weeks of the initiative, he realised just how challenging the target would be to achieve and he wondered on occasions if he had bitten off more than he could chew.
Each week donations were collected, carefully measured and delivered to the foodbank. Progress was slow and the one-mile target seemed an awful…
read more:
Each week donations were collected, carefully measured and delivered to the foodbank. Progress was slow and the one-mile target seemed an awful…
read more:
