Volunteers from North West Surrey Synagogue (NWSS), members of the Muslim community and Surrey Minority Ethnic Forum collected 25 trollies of food from Waitrose & Morrisons in Weybridge and £106 for Runnymede Food bank.
Representatives of the combined Mitzvah and Sadaqah Day event were interviewed by BBC Surrey on November 25th 2024. The interview can be heard at 1:44:00 into the James Cannon Breakfast Show here.
The BBC published an article about the combined event here.
“Amazing experience helping others, making people aware of the charity and encouraging them to donate. This time made my day.“
“Challenging, interesting and thoroughly enjoyable.“
“Amazing experience to help someone. You have spiritual healing helping others for a good cause.“
“We have to help the people in this country.” (5-year-old daughter of a volunteer)
“I’d like to thank people for their wonderful generosity in difficult times.“
“An exhausting but very rewarding day!“
