150 Goodie Bags Delivered to Southend Storehouse

Hey lovely, hope you’re okay today.

With the cost of living weighing heavy on so many families, we wanted to do a gesture that could make a real, immediate difference.

So summer 2024, our team packed up over 150 goodie bags and hand-delivered them to Southend Storehouse - our local food bank and community café, where people in need can get a warm meal, a safe space, and a little conversation without judgement.

What we brought

Each goodie bag was filled with long-life items that could cover breakfast, lunch, and dinner plus a few sweet treats. Because honestly, everyone deserves a chocolate biscuit now and then.

We included:

🍽️ Tinned meals

🍽️ Cereal and soups

🍽️ Pasta, rice & pantry staples

🍽️ Crisps, biscuits & chocolate

And to go a little further? We also donated PPP budget planners and meal planners to help families stretch food and feel a little more in control, even during the hardest times.

“It’s like Christmas!”

When we arrived, Storehouse’s shelves were nearly empty and the queue outside stretched round the building.

One person shouted:

“Oh my God, it’s like Christmas!”

And for a moment, it really did feel like that. Joyful, hopeful, and full of connection. Seeing those bags go straight into the hands of people who needed them most made our hearts feel very, very full.

It reminded us that even the smallest gesture can mean everything to someone else.

How you can help 💌

Southend Storehouse told us that the items they desperately need the most are:

🧻 Toilet roll
🧴 Toiletries
🍼 Nappies

If you're local, you can pop these in directly. And if you're not, you can still help a food back near you. Find your local food bank: https://www.givefood.org.uk/

If you want to help to keep PPP Gestures going, you can contribute by donating to our JustGiving page You’ll be able to see exactly where your kindness is spent!

@prettyperfectproducts Life is all about random acts of kindness 🩷 one way we’re giving back to the community this month is by donating to a local food bank. Alot of our content is centred around writing a meal plan, utilising food you already have to save money… but for many, the cost of living crisis means some cant afford food even with the best meal planning in place 🩷 so Jade got in contact with the food bank to get a list of items that were most needed. #prettyperfectproducts #foodbank #fooddonation #randomactsofkindness ♬ original sound - PrettyPerfectProducts

“You can’t help everyone, but everyone can help someone.”

With love,
The Pretty Perfect Team x