Floods

The CSV Good Neighbour Scheme at BBC Radio Sheffield started in June 2007 when the floods hit. As well as donations in money (which reached over £93,000 at the time of writing, 19th December 2007), these are some of the things which were donated:

:: 107 volunteers (including from Nabarro, HSBC and Sheffield Hallam University)
:: 198 fridge freezers
:: 111 cookers
:: 693 beds
:: 527 dining tables and chairs
:: 412 three-piece suites
:: 16,000 Kit-Kats
:: 70,000 Cup-a-Soups
:: 40 pallets of cleaning materials
:: £60,000 of bed linen from Roseby's
:: 100 sofas from ILVA Ltd.
:: John Lewis of Sheffield donated five gas cookers, five electric cookers, eight refrigerators, three fridge freezers and ten washing machines
:: Two x 7.5 tonne trucks for six weeks from Hill Hire in Bradford
:: 26 DVD players
:: 301 colour TVs
:: 3398 offers and donations
:: 145 families have requested help
:: 60 families have had parts of their requests for help met
:: 11 families have been fully assisted
:: 7500 homes flooded
:: One day trip for 140 children to Scarborough on July 16th
:: Two transit vans for six weeks from Alliance Van Hire in Sheffield
:: £5000 from HSBC Community Scheme
:: £2000 from Waitrose, Sheffield
:: £500 in vouchers from Wilkinsons
:: 1000 litres of diesel from Brightbus in Treeton (thanks to Mick Strafford)
:: Three months free parking and security courtesy of Sheffield City Council
:: Protective clothing and gloves from Arden Winch in Sheffield
:: Four heavy duty sack barrows from Mudfords in Sheffield
:: Six rolls of industrial clingfilm from Greenhams in Sheffield
:: £250 from the Frenchgate Centre for the Toll Bar Children's Christmas Party
:: £4000 from the SYCF Fund to Shiregreen Community Centre
:: £2000 Tesco Vouchers

Andy Kershaw, BBC Radio Sheffield's Action Desk Producer says, "there's more when I can think of it! Thanks and apologies to anyone I've missed off."