Get Involved

There are a number of ways you can get involved in the Christmas Hamper Project!

1. Donating Hamper Items or Organising a Collection
2. Donating Hampers
3. Sign up to Volunteer at our Hamper Hub

 

1. Donating Hamper Items Organising a Collection 

We make three sizes of hampers:

🎁 Small hampers for 1-2 people
🎁 Medium hampers for 3-4 people
🎁 Large hampers for 5+ people

We put the same items into every hamper and adjust the quantity to suit the size.  If you wish to donate items or hold a collection, please use the list on this page to collect the items we need.

You can also download a copy of our collection point poster here.

Once you are ready, drop off your donations at at our warehouse in Houndmills or any of our usual supermarket and community drop off locations.

To ensure we have time to pack and deliver the hampers before Christmas, please donate your items by the 12th December.  Any items we received after this will still be used by the foodbank, but may not used in our hampers.

Basingstoke Foodbank Unit 63-64 Tempus Business Centre Kingsclere Road, RG21 6XG 10.00am – 3.00pm Monday to Friday

 

2. Donating a Whole Hamper

Make up a whole hamper yourself by using this list

or

Buy a hamper bundle from our online give today store, for it to be delivered directly to us!

 

When donating a whole hamper make sure you leave it unsealed so we can check the contents and top up any missing items.

 

If you are an organisation or group who plan to donate multiple hampers, please email Abigail on [email protected] with an estimated number of hampers and planned drop off date, so that we can coordinate the deliveries to clients.

Please deliver all hampers to our warehouse in Houndmills

Basingstoke Foodbank Unit 63-64 Tempus Business Centre Kingsclere Road, RG21 6XG 10.00am – 3.00pm Monday to Friday

 

3. Volunteering at our Hamper Hub

If you wish to volunteer at our Festival Place Hamper Hub, there are many roles available, from wrapping, to packing, organising and delivering, there is something for everyone!

We will be open Monday to Saturday throughout December, with two daily shifts, 10am-1.00pm and 1.30pm-4.30pm.

Please be aware – we are now FULLY BOOKED.  Any further applicants will be added to our waiting list should slots become available.

In order to volunteer, please complete this form to submit your/your group’s availability.

Once we have received your response, we will send an email confirmation with your session details.  If your group is larger than 5, you will need to volunteer over separate shifts.  To do this, please submit one booking request per shift request.

(Printable copies of the volunteer form can be provided on request by emailing [email protected])

Please be aware that we can only accommodate volunteers aged 16 if accompanied by an adult.  We are unable to allow children under 16 into the hamper hub.  This is a popular activity so we are only able to accept volunteers who have booked their slot.