Each year, the Humanist Action Group organises a holiday food drive for local homeless shelters. The holiday period is one that brings us together with our friends and family, but unfortunately, not everyone is so lucky. Therefore we want to make it our mission to bring joy to the lives of those less fortunate by providing food, clothing and other essential items to help them through the cold winter period.
What Is It?
The Holiday Food Drive is an annual event in which we gather together as much food, toiletries and warm clothing as we can, box it up and deliver it to local homeless shelters. This is the third year we have run the drive and this year we are aiming to make it bigger and better than ever!
You can get involved by donating items (see our shopping list for items we're looking for), money, so that we can buy even more items, or time - telling other people about the drive, and helping us on the day. Find out more about donating below, or contact us to get involved.
Donate
If you want to donate items, we have produced a shopping list of suitable items. This is available as a PDF below, as a standard version, or a black and white version which you may prefer if you plan to print it.
Shopping list (standard) | Shopping list (black & white)
If you want to make a financial donation, our preferred method is via Virgin Money Giving. They charge the lowest transaction fees and will also handle any Gift Aid that we are also eligible for.
However, if you are unable to donate via Virgin Money Giving, you can also donate via PayPal.
All donations are administered by our parent charity, the Chris Worfolk Foundation. See the about us section for more information.
About Us
The Humanist Action Group (HAG) was founded in 2009 by Richard Parker and Chris Worfolk, in order to embody the principles of humanism and go out there and make a difference. We began with a homeless outreach programme and have since expanded our activities, including the launch of our annual Holiday Food Drive in 2010. It is now coordinated by Katie Barr and run exclusively by volunteers.
The Humanist Action Group is managed by the Chris Worfolk Foundation, a registered charity (registration number 1137220, find out details on the Charity Commission website), based in Leeds.
Contact Us
You can email us at info@chrisworfolkfoundation.org.
Local Businesses
Do you run a local business? Then we need you! If you are able to provide us with items for the drive, that would be amazing. Or, you can also make a financial contribution to allow us to purchase even more items! Anyone who donates is invited to include their logo on our supporters list below.
Previous Years
Below are a selection of photos from our previous events. Click on the image to see a full size version.
