Asylum seekers: out of your compassion, please help

Every second Sunday of the month, my local Meeting - Eastern Suburbs Local Meeting (Quakers) meeting at East Ringwood - collects food for distribution to Asylum Seekers. This week our Assistant Clerk, Lorel, has sent around the letter below with some interesting facts and figures.

Dear Friends,

This is just a reminder that this Sunday, July 12 is our collection Sunday for the Asylum Seekers Refugee Centre.

I have received the following information regarding asylum seekers needing help at the moment and the food and other goods that are most needed. Of course, monetary donations are also always appreciated.

Cheers,

Lorel

June STATS from the Asylum Seekers Resource Centre

No. of asylum seekers (including families) coming to Foodbank:

329

Percentage of families with no work rights or welfare:

74%

Total number of parcels distributed:

418

Number of group or individual donations:

59

Percentage of donations going to asylum seekers:

100%

Foodstuffs we need

breakfast cereal

sweet biscuits/crackers

dried fruit X

eggs

fresh fruit or vegies

honey, jam, peanut butter

long life (UHT) milk X

healthy school snacks

nuts

pasta sauce

tomato paste X

tinned fish

bread

tinned fruit or vegies

pasta

tea/coffee

spices

Other stuff we need

dishwashing detergent

razor blades

shampoo/soap

toothbrush/toothpaste

washing powder

toilet paper X

Items we are really low on are marked with an ‘X’

Items we have plenty of for the moment

baked beans

tinned spaghetti

tinned or packet soups