The holidays bring people together: jolly carols, fairy lights, mighty Christmas trees and... big holiday dinners! How do you feel about helping families from your community enjoy a big holiday meal by collecting food for them?

The Foodbank Week is a week-long drive to collect as many donations for the Colchester Foodbank as possible. All members of our University - students and staff - will have the opportunity to drop off items at collection point in front of the SU Store.

Running from Monday the 2nd of December until Friday the 6th of December, there are numerous ways in which you can help - no matter how small, every donation will make someone's winter holiday a little happier!

You can volunteer whenever is suitable for you by coming to the stall we will have in front of the SU Store and encourage people to donate, or simply going around campus, visiting friends and asking them for donations, then bringing those donations to the SU Reception.

If you'd like to volunteer, drop an email to vteam@essex.ac.uk - we particularly encourage sports clubs and societies to join up :)