ConSol Partners’ Post

A big thank you to Hackney Foodbank for having the ConSol Partners and LMA Recruitment teams in for their Supermarket Sweep volunteering challenge. 🙌 After an eye-opening briefing at their Homerton warehouse on the need they’re seeing locally, we headed out with trolleys and a list of most-needed items. We split into three teams, taking on challenges (and a bit of friendly competition) along the way, with the following results: 🍗 Hackney Haulers brought back 104kg of food and scored 125 points. 🌮 Chile Consol Carne brought back 97kg and won points for best team name, scoring 160 points in total. 🐟 Team Tina Tuna brought back 114.5kg (the heaviest shop 💪) and scored extra points for spending exactly £150. They were the winning team with 215 points! 🥇 Overall, it was the perfect mix of giving back and team bonding while giving us real perspective: Hackney Foodbank supports hundreds of people each week, with demand continuing to rise sharply (up 30% year on year). They do this with dignity, providing emergency food where it’s needed most and helping people access wider support beyond that immediate moment. If you’re a business considering a team volunteering day, we’d strongly recommend it. It’s useful, fun, and genuinely perspective-shifting. Special thanks to Ramez Gad for organising, and also to Jenna Fansa and Sally Newsom at Hackney Foodbank for having us and for the work you do every day. ✨ Ian Storey, Karen Nodwell, Tom Davey, Christian Dy #Volunteering #Community #SocialValue #Hackney #London #FoodBank