Port of Barcelona and Kings League donate 4,500 liters of milk to food bank 

Amid milk shortage, money was raised through a football jersey giveaway, 

The president of Port de Barcelona and King's League communications director handing in the check to the vice-president of Banc dels Aliments.
The president of Port de Barcelona and King's League communications director handing in the check to the vice-president of Banc dels Aliments. / Emma Monrós
Emma Monrós Rosell

Emma Monrós Rosell | @emmamonros | Barcelona

July 31, 2023 05:33 PM

July 31, 2023 05:33 PM

Food banks in Catalonia are experiencing a lack of basic foods, such as milk and oil, to supply charities and vulnerable families.

To help the Banc dels Aliments, the main Catalan food bank, the Port of Barcelona and Kings League, a seven-a-side football tournament created by former Barça player Gerard Piqué, have united to donate more than 4,500 liters of milk to the organization to help fill their shelves.

Now the food bank will be able to supply milk for families and people who cannot buy food. "Milk is a basic ingredient in our diet and there is a shortage of this product in food banks in Catalonia," explained Roser Brutau, vice-president of Banc dels Aliments. "We need to raise awareness so society knows about this problem and more people are prompted to collaborate," she added.

The donation by the Port of Barcelona and the Kings League came through a giveaway of football jerseys signed by each team's president. With the money raised, the companies were able to donate a total of 4,631 liters of milk to the Catalan food bank. 

The signed King's League football jerseys that were given away.
The signed King's League football jerseys that were given away. / Emma Monrós

"It is an original idea that we never thought of, the fact that a football jersey could turn into a carton of milk," Roser Brutau confesses.

The president of the Port of Barcelona, Lluís Salvadó, said: "We are really happy that we were able to find this new form of collaboration, and we hope to come up with new ways of working together in the future."

Images of the Banc dels Aliments headquarters from July 31, 2023. / Emma Monrós

 

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