About us
There's no typical person who helps us out. We all live in the locality and we all have our reasons for giving our time to helping those who need it. From our delivery drivers, to the people who put food in the donation boxes in shops, each and every one of us can do a bit to make someone else's life that little bit better.
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The people below are some of our regular volunteers who provide much needed help and support to the community each week.
Volunteers helping sort the Christmas hampers out.
The team head out with a volunteer dressed as Santa, to bring good cheer to the neighbourhood.
Tony and ex volunteer Jasmine sorting through some of the donations we've received.
Our current volunteers
Emma
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Emma was a local Councillor and was at the forefront of setting up Sunnyside Supplies with 2 close friends. Each week, Emma not only replies to people via social media, email and phone, she also organises food for us to distribute, as well as handling emergency parcels and all admin tasks...all on top of her full time job!
Alison
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Alison got involved with us when we were a food bank from early on and is there every week, helping people out and supporting them with whatever they need.
Tony
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Tony helps run the social supermarket with Emma, organising what is needed each week and dealing with any issues that come up!
Jean
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Jean wanted to help others who were struggling and came to help us out when we were a food bank. Week in, week out, Jean is happy to do any jobs we need doing, to ensure people get the help they need.
Karen
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Karen recently joined us after Jean had joined the team and told her how much she enjoyed helping and how nice we all were. Karen joined and still hasn't found out what Jean meant haha!
Pam (both of them)
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When is one Pam ever enough?
Well we have two. Both are fantastic and really go out of their way to ensure people have what they need.
Jean
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No, not a duplicate. Just like the Pams, we have 2! This Jean has lived in the area over 40 years and became a volunteer as she really wanted to help people in the community.​
Cheryl
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Cheryl moved to the area and following the sad loss of her husband, she contacted the food bank to see if she could help volunteer for a bit. That was quite some time ago and she loves helping the team out and has met some great people!
Karen
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​Again, like the Pams and Jeans, when is one Karen actually enough? It makes paperwork simple, but it's a bit confusing when we're making a brew!
Steve
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Steve recently moved to the area and wanted to help people in the local community, so joined the team!
Ian
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Ian started with Sunnyside Supplies when it was a food bank, by delivering leaflets during the first lockdown. Emma asked if he'd like to help pack parcels and it went from there. Unfortunately, due to a change in job, Ian has taken a back seat and is mostly involved in the background now, doing admin bits.
Alexa, Helen, Richard, Chris, Jasmine, Dianne, Diann and Brenda
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These have all been some of our main helpers in the past and have now left. We can't ever thank them enough for all their help.
Linda
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This woman is an absolute legend in Sunnyside and as such, deserves a massive space purely for her. To be honest, we could fill a whole website with the things Linda does for us each week, but rather than list every single thing she does, it'd be easier to say what she doesn't do. I don't think I've seen her wash a car or get a cat out of a tree. That's pretty much it.
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What a legend she is.
Kitchen Heroes
Jackie
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An absolute legend. Her cooking is as nice as her personality. Makes proper home cooked food.
Abs
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If Britain's Got Talent was filmed in a kitchen, Abs would be in it. Her duo with Julie cannot be missed.
Julie
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Another kitchen hero, helps run the kitchen with Jackie and Abigail and keeps the customers fed.
Other helpers
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We still have lots of other people who help out at the social supermarket, who may not be able to attend each week, due to work or other commitments, but we are so grateful for everything they do.
Our donators
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We cannot run the social supermarket without donations, whether that's food donations, or money, to buy fresh produce. There are too many donators to mention, but our eternal gratefulness still isn't enough to say how much your generosity means.