Generous readers of The Royal Gazette have donated boxes of groceries to help feed hungry schoolchildren.

The items were dropped off at the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Southampton after we reported how a group of church volunteers was providing breakfasts and lunches every day for disadvantaged students.

Grandmother Correne Dummett, who co-ordinates the school feeding programme in four parishes, said she was delighted with the produce.

“It will be a lot of help,” she said. “I got two bags of groceries from people in the community and two really big boxes from employees at BF&M. The lady from BF&M left a little note saying that they had really had a lot of fun doing it.

“They gave me all the food stuff that I use all the time, that’s what was so nice, cereal and juice and crackers. It was exactly the same stuff that I go out to buy. If I had gotten more stuff I would not have had space to store it.”

Mrs. Dummett and her team of volunteers began their scheme four years ago — but believe Government should be funding an Island-wide feeding programme for children not getting fed at home.

Bermuda Nurses’ Association is fundraising for the scheme - and for an orphanage in Kenya named after late Bermudian fireman John Hayward — all this month. To make a donation call Gaynell Hayward on 332-8931 or email gaynell@ibli.bm or or call JoAnne Armstrong on 238-8105 or email jo@northrock.bm..