The first impressions are very good. This Friday, the Food Bank launched the 'Gran Recapte' solidarity campaign, and it did so with great momentum. At collection points like the one at the Mercat del Clot in Barcelona, you can already see boxes full of canned goods, milk, or broth. The volunteers, identified by a blue or green vest, are on hand to inform citizens passing by and to encourage them to make a gesture of solidarity, whether through the contribution of a food product or also with financial donations. And the responses they receive are very positive: "We always contribute what we can," explains Montse Ventura, a regular donor. With individual contributions like hers, great milestones are achieved: the collection point at the Mercat del Clot is just one of more than 2,000 spread throughout Catalonia, which will provide help to 170,000 people in vulnerable situations.

Except for the Gran Recapte (Great Food Drive) by the Banc dels Aliments (Food Bank), which aims to collect donations at various municipal markets and supermarkets across the country between Friday and Saturday. Symbolically, this solidarity event began Friday morning at the Mercat del Ninot in Barcelona, ​​in an event that kicks off a campaign that this year will have 15,800 volunteers spread across 2,000 donation points. The hybrid format remains, with both in-person collection of products and monetary donations earmarked for the purchase and subsequent distribution of food. Besides in-person donations at supermarkets, donations can also be made... through the Gran Recapte website until November 23.