I am Reusable food bank bumper Easter egg delivery

John McGall runs the I am Reusable food bank in the Leeman Road area of the city and organised a bumper Easter event this year.

He said: “We handed out Easter eggs to the homeless teenagers, children, those attending the food bank and many other places. 

“More than 500 plus eggs were donated in total and we also had the Easter Bunny as normal for our annual Easter egg event which we have been running for the past 11 years. 

“A massive thank you to everyone involved.”

John McGall runs the I am Reusable food bank in the Leeman Road area of the city and (Image: Supplied)

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As previously reported by The Press, Ebor Court Care Home, in Nether Poppleton, were just one of the organisations who donated this year.

They donated 168 eggs to I Am Reusable Food Bank to support families in need this year.

The collection was delivered during a visit from a representative of the food bank, who said she was “overwhelmed” by the generosity.

John and Julie McGall run the I am Reusable food bank in the Leeman Road area

I am Reusable was initially set up in a shed to help those in need through the pandemic, including NHS staff. It has been inundated to the point that they have run out of food on several occasions.

As The Press reported previously John had to put in an application for retrospective planning permission despite spending the past 16 years dedicating his time voluntarily to helping improve the lives of the homeless, disabled and less fortunate people in York.

Crowd funding raised money to pay for the application which was granted in 2024 by City of York Council.

At the time John said: “We can continue operating in our current residential location for up to two more years.

“We then have to look for an alternative location. We have to have weekly commercial waste bin collections and waste licences.

“The JustGiving money that was kindly donated has been spent on the planning application fee, and on getting the shed in a good condition to continue operating.

“We propose to also spend this money on the new costs which will occur as a condition of us staying open. These are weekly commercial waste pick ups and the relevant paperwork and licences required.”

The Easter Bunny at I am Reusable food bank in the Leeman Road area of the city (Image: Supplied)