Metro Bank Colleagues Audit Their Impact by Volunteering With The Felix Project – Again!
Metro Bank Colleagues Audit Their Impact by Volunteering With The Felix Project – Again!
"Volunteering with The Felix Project is an incredibly rewarding experience for our team," says Metro Bank's Head of Internal Audit, Judith Lowe. "It's amazing to see how our collective efforts can help make a tangible difference in the community. This is our second time volunteering this year, and each time we leave inspired by the impact volunteering has on reducing food waste and supporting those in need."- According to The Food Foundation, approximately 4.7 million adults and 2.5 million children experienced food insecurity in 2022, meaning they lacked reliable access to affordable, nutritious food.
- Research by the End Child Poverty Coalition found that nearly 1 in 3 children in the UK lived in poverty in 2022, with many of these children regularly going without sufficient food.
- Age UK estimates that around 1.3 million older people are malnourished or at risk of malnutrition, often due to poverty, isolation, and difficulties accessing food.
- Despite these needs, WRAP (Waste and Resources Action Programme) estimates that around 9.5 million tonnes of food were wasted in the UK in 2021, highlighting the disparity between food waste and food security.
- 根據食物基金會的數據，2022年約有470萬成人和250萬兒童經歷了糧食不安全，這意味着他們無法可靠地獲得負擔得起的營養食物。
- 終結兒童貧困聯盟的研究發現，到2022年，英國將近三分之一的兒童生活在貧困之中，其中許多兒童經常缺乏足夠的食物。
- 英國年齡協會估計，大約有130萬老年人營養不良或面臨營養不良的風險，這通常是由於貧困、孤立和難以獲得食物造成的。
- 儘管有這些需求，WRAP（廢物和資源行動計劃）估計，2021年英國仍有約950萬噸食物被浪費，這凸顯了食物浪費與糧食安全之間的差距。
The UK's community bank, Metro Bank, gives every colleague a Day to Amaze – essentially a paid day off to support a local charity or good cause. For the second time this year, colleagues from Metro Bank's Internal Audit team got hands-on at The Felix Project's Park Royal Depot.
英國社區銀行Metro Bank爲每位同事提供一天的 「Amaze日」 ——本質上是帶薪休假，以支持當地的慈善機構或公益事業。大都會銀行內部審計團隊的同事今年第二次在費利克斯項目的皇家公園倉庫親身體驗。
The Felix Project rescues surplus food from the food industry that cannot be sold and would otherwise be discarded. This food is then sorted, packed, and delivered to over 900 frontline community organisations, primary schools, and holiday programmes across the region.
費利克斯項目從食品行業中拯救無法出售或被丟棄的剩餘食物。然後對這些食物進行分類、包裝並交付給該地區900多個一線社區組織、小學和假日項目。
During their time at the Park Royal depot, the team engaged in various tasks – from sorting through food donations to ensuring that everything was properly labelled and packed for distribution. But the highlight of the day was joining The Felix Project's delivery rounds, where they got to see firsthand the impact of their efforts. Each stop along the way was a reminder that food is more than just sustenance, it's a lifeline for many.
在皇家公園倉庫期間，該團隊參與了各種任務——從整理捐贈的食物到確保所有物品都貼上正確的標籤和包裝以便分發。但是當天的亮點是參加費利克斯項目的交付回合，在那裏他們親眼目睹了自己的努力所產生的影響。沿途的每一次停留都提醒我們，食物不僅僅是維持生計，它是許多人的生命線。
"Volunteering with The Felix Project is an incredibly rewarding experience for our team," says Metro Bank's Head of Internal Audit, Judith Lowe. "It's amazing to see how our collective efforts can help make a tangible difference in the community. This is our second time volunteering this year, and each time we leave inspired by the impact volunteering has on reducing food waste and supporting those in need."
大都會銀行內部審計主管朱迪思·洛說：「在費利克斯項目做志願者對我們的團隊來說是一次非常有意義的經歷。」「看到我們的集體努力如何幫助社區做出切實的改變真是太神奇了。這是我們今年第二次參加志願服務，每次離開時，我們都受到志願服務對減少食物浪費和支持有需要的人的影響的啓發。」
For more information on how you can get involved with The Felix Project, visit their website at .
有關如何參與費利克斯項目的更多信息，請訪問他們的網站，網址爲。
譯文內容由第三人軟體翻譯。
