Nottingham taxi firm, DG Cars, is helping local organisation, Edwalton Food Hub, deliver donations of Christmas food bundles for more than 100 families in need, per week.
Founded in December 2022, by mum of three, Emma Haywood, Edwalton Food Hub was created to help those most in need of access to nutritional food. As household bills continue to increase, Emma has seen more and more families reach out for help and support.
In June 2023, operations came to an abrupt halt when Emma’s car broke down – stopping her from collecting end of sale produce for six weeks from the local shops and supermarkets she normally visited to build the food parcels.
After seeing the amazing work Emma was doing via Facebook, local taxi firm DG Cars reached out to provide an alternative form of transport. Since then, DG Cars has been given Edwalton Food Hub free food collection taxi rides.
Commenting on the support, DG Cars Dominic Moyes, Sales Director at DG Cars, said:
“This year, the cost-of-living crisis has affected everyone, but projects like the Edwalton Food Hub really demonstrate the amount of people who are in need of a helping hand during this difficult period.
“Adding to this, Christmas can be an incredibly stressful time for so many families, but Emma is a shining example of the brilliant work individuals, and communities, are willing to do to support their neighbours.
“A key component of our core values, DG Cars places great focus on helping and looking out for the local community – so when we heard that Emma had been forced to take a break from the amazing project she set up, we knew we could provide a simple solution.
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