{"id":13842,"date":"2026-03-07T13:24:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T12:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rivieraedition.com\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=13842"},"modified":"2026-03-08T12:06:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T11:06:15","slug":"les-restos-du-coeur-nationwide-food-drive","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.rivieraedition.com\/en\/event\/les-restos-du-coeur-nationwide-food-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"Les Restos du Coeur Nationwide Food Drive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Each year, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rivieraedition.com\/restos-du-coeur-restaurants-french-charity\/\">charity <strong data-start=\"11\" data-end=\"33\">Les Restos du C\u0153ur<\/strong><\/a> brings together volunteers, staff, partners and members of the public for a nationwide weekend food drive and hygiene products collection held in supermarkets across France. This vital campaign helps meet the growing needs of people facing hardship, at a time when economic insecurity continues to rise. The donations collected play a crucial role in providing varied and balanced food aid. In fact, in-kind contributions account for <strong data-start=\"437\" data-end=\"483\">51.5% of the association\u2019s annual supplies<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>How best to contribute to Restos du Coeur<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>This year (2026) the nationwide food drive takes place from 6 to 8 March. Head to your local Leclerc, Intermarch\u00e9, Auchan, Super U and Carrefour to donate.<em><br \/>\nIf you&#8217;re unable to visit a shop, you can purchase a basket online here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clickcoeur.restosducoeur.org\/\">https:\/\/www.clickcoeur.restosducoeur.org\/<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2>What does Restos du Coeur achieve?<\/h2>\n<p>These are the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.restosducoeur.org\/du-6-au-8-mars-la-collecte-des-restos-partout-en-france\/\">2024-2025 figures<\/a> achieved by Restos du Coeur:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>More than 161 million meals were distributed<\/li>\n<li>1.3 million people were fed<\/li>\n<li>The charity welcomed people at 2,318 locations<\/li>\n<li>78,000 regular volunteers helped make this happen<\/li>\n<li>30,000 occasional volunteers offered their support too<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What groceries should you donate?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Dry and non-perishable products<\/li>\n<li>Use small packaging (which makes distribution easier)<\/li>\n<li>Priority products include canned fish, prepared meals with meat and vegetables, and dried or canned legumes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>And don&#8217;t forget these essential hygiene products<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Diapers<\/li>\n<li>Toilet paper<\/li>\n<li>Shampoos and soaps<\/li>\n<li>Cleaning products<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each year, the charity Les Restos du C\u0153ur brings together volunteers, staff, partners and members of the public for a nationwide weekend food drive and hygiene products collection held in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":13847,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","_tribe_events_is_hybrid":"","_tribe_events_is_virtual":"","_tribe_events_virtual_video_source":"","_tribe_events_virtual_embed_video":"","_tribe_events_virtual_linked_button_text":"","_tribe_events_virtual_linked_button":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_embed_at":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_embed_to":[],"_tribe_events_virtual_show_on_event":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_on_views":"","_tribe_events_virtual_url":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[32,794,221],"tribe_events_cat":[117],"class_list":["post-13842","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","tag-charities-french-riviera","tag-food-drive","tag-restos-du-coeur","tribe_events_cat-charity","cat_charity"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.9 (Yoast SEO v27.9) - 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