food bank

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-46388211

People across the UK have responded to a social media campaign to support food banks over Christmas, started by a member of a traveller community in Durham. Watson Harrop is a proud Gyspy living in Durham and he asked his friends to film themselves filling up their trolleys with food bank donations. Many people took up the challenge, which has now gone worldwide.

Watson says, "The concept is quite simple. People film themselves with their food bank donations and challenge friends to do the same on social media." Its irrelevant how much people spend,
"If someone buys ten tins of beans for £2 that is good enough."

Food banks around the UK are reporting a huge intake. A food bank in Darlington said the amount of donations were a miracle of Christmas; "I've never seen anything like it! I was speechless!"
Food banks in Coventry and Stratford were also stunned. Watson's local food bank has enough food to last till July.

What do you see in the picture?
What do you think is happening?

Explain the story

- What is a food bank?
- How do food banks get food?
- Why do you think so many people are giving food?
- When people give food do they know who is going to eat it? Is there a "Christian" section, a "Muslim" section? A section for people of different race, or language? Why not?
- Are the people who donate to food banks bothered about who gets to eat their donation?
- This challenge has gone viral, what does this show about people in the UK today and their attitudes towards different people and people who need help?
- Watson is from the traveller community; why didn't he set up a challenge just to help other people in the traveller community? What does this show about Watson?
- What can we learn from Watson?
- Why is this story about No Outsiders?

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