Today we would like to celebrate Slough Foodbank manager, Sue Sibany-King for 10 years service at Slough Foodbank. Sue is known to many in the Slough Community as someone who really cares about the community providing emergency food parcels, raising the profile of food poverty and lobbying for those who are in food poverty crisis in the UK.
Communications Officer, Becks Ford commented:
“When Sue started, she thought it would only be for a year or two to cover a crisis and work towards a future where foodbanks are no longer necessary, unfortunately this is not the case. People are more dependent on foodbanks as the cost of living crisis escalates.
Sue’s role has expanded over the years moving from a fairly small operation to one today where the food bank operates from 5 different distribution centres in the slough area on 6 days of the week. Last year alone the Foodbank provided 7,363 food parcels. Sue is responsible for a team of over 100 volunteers and liaises with 200 referral agencies.
I know that Sue would say that 10 years isn’t something to celebrate. She is desperately sad that the need for foodbanks is still here. However, on behalf of everyone involved at Slough Foodbank we would like to celebrate Sue for her dedication, care and commitment to helping those in greatest need in the Slough area. Thank you, Sue.”
