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Milestones
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April 2009
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First committee meeting
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28th September 2009
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Foodbank officially launched and we began distributing food from Truro  Methodist Church. Food stored in Doreen & Malcolm’s garden shed.
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January 2010
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Moved our store to All Saints Church Highertown and began distributing food from there as well as from Truro Methodist Church.
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May 2010
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Awarded charitable status.
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May 2010
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Chosen by the Mayor of Truro, Councillor Ron Cook, to be one of his two charities for the year.
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July 2010
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Cycle event to raise funds and have fun!
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4th October 2010
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First AGM held (at All Saints Church Highertown).
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October 2010
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Office at All Saints Church Highertown established.
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October 2010
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Appointment of part-time Volunteer Support Worker, Bob Girvan
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28th/29thNovember 2010
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First annual Stock-take.
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14th December 2010 |
First annual audit, with a visit from Jeremy Ravn of the Trussell Trust |
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14th January 2011 |
First New Year Party - at All Saints Church Highertown |
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23rd April 2011 |
Treloan Easter Fete in aid of the Foodbank, which raised an amazing £1000 |
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10th June 2011 |
 Jill de Sausmarez, one of our volunteers, held a Coffee Morning at her home in Point. It raised £1200, a fantastic sum. |
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21st June 2011 |
 Ron Cooke, one of our volunteers, and until recently the mayor of Truro, handed over a cheque for £1000. This generous sum was raised during his mayoral year for the Foodbank. We are really grateful to ron and his wife Jean for all they do for us, not least in raising the profile of our work. |
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11th July 2011 |
 1000th client fed (at Truro Methodist Church). Kera and Boyd, a homeless couple from Truro with Bob girvan our manager, and Mary Crawford, one of our volunteers.
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23rd July 2011 |
 Training event at Highertown, in preparation for the opening of the Perranporth satellite in the autumn
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4th October 2011 |
Perranporth satellite opens at St Michael's
Church
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October 2011 |
We rent a "container" in Newham, Truro 
to store the 4 tons of food we were donated
during the harvest period.
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