Overview
- More than 2,000 collection points are operating today and Saturday, with digital giving active via the Gran Recapte website, Bizum code 33596 and media-run virtual supermarkets, and online cash donations open until November 23.
- The drive aims to surpass last year’s 1,500 tonnes of basic goods, prioritizing items such as oil, milk, rice, pasta, legumes and canned foods.
- Volunteer participation remains pivotal, with reported figures ranging from roughly 10,000 registered ahead of launch to 15,800 acknowledged at kickoff, and recruitment continuing because presence at stores significantly boosts donations.
- Mercadona is accepting monetary donations at checkouts across its supermarkets and will add 10% to the initiative’s total, while not collecting physical food in stores.
- This year’s dates were moved about three weeks earlier to align with other Spanish food banks, and distribution will run through a network of 649 third-sector associations.