Staff at Leeds office of Stone King law firm give help to local foodbank

A five-strong team from The Leeds office of law firm Stone King recently spent a day volunteering at the Leeds South & East Trussle Trust Foodbank.
Michael Crossland
By Michael Crossland
Published 10th Apr 2023, 16:45 BST

Tom Morrison, Penny Walters, Holly Joyce, Ryan Butterworth and Sam Dowgill sorted through 3.5 tonnes of food, which was donated to help those in need.

The food was part of 8,300 meals given away for local people using the food bank’s service.

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Senior HR Consultant Penny Walters said: “It was a privilege to contribute to the work of Leeds South & East Foodbank.

Left to right: Tom Morrison, Penny Walters, Holly Joyce, Ryan Butterworth and Sam Dowgill.Left to right: Tom Morrison, Penny Walters, Holly Joyce, Ryan Butterworth and Sam Dowgill.
Left to right: Tom Morrison, Penny Walters, Holly Joyce, Ryan Butterworth and Sam Dowgill.

“The cost of living crisis impacts most on those with the least, but this organisation is really making a difference.”

Staff at Stone King are given a day each year to volunteer as part of the firm’s corporate social responsibility scheme, with many choosing to do extra, and volunteering regularly including as trustees and governors at charities and schools.

The Leeds South & East Foodbank is part of a nationwide network, supported by The Trussell Trust, working to combat poverty and hunger across the UK.

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In 2021-22 it supported people with 4,535 parcels containing three days-worth of food, and said that 41 per cent of the 11,004 people it supported were children.

Stone King operates nationally with its other offices in Bath, Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge and London.

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