Lancaster students take on beans challenge to help foodbank charity

Four Lancaster students have taken up an unusual challenge to help raise money to help those less fortunate.
By Gayle Rouncivell
Published 9th Oct 2020, 15:05 BST
Updated 9th Oct 2020, 15:08 BST

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Friends Ed Corke, Mubarak Salawu, Chris Roberts and Dom Sulston are holding a Bean Week challenge to raise money to help Morecambe Bay Foodbank.Friends Ed Corke, Mubarak Salawu, Chris Roberts and Dom Sulston are holding a Bean Week challenge to raise money to help Morecambe Bay Foodbank.
Friends Ed Corke, Mubarak Salawu, Chris Roberts and Dom Sulston are holding a Bean Week challenge to raise money to help Morecambe Bay Foodbank.

Friends Ed Corke, Mubarak Salawu, Chris Roberts and Dom Sulston, who live in Scotforth, are holding a Bean Week challenge to raise money to help Morecambe Bay Foodbank.

The lads will be eating a “basic bean-based diet”, predominantly baked beans, but also mixing it up with other tinned bean variants.

And they have already smashed their £1,000 target.

Friends Ed Corke, Mubarak Salawu, Chris Roberts and Dom Sulston are holding a Bean Week challenge to raise money to help Morecambe Bay Foodbank.Friends Ed Corke, Mubarak Salawu, Chris Roberts and Dom Sulston are holding a Bean Week challenge to raise money to help Morecambe Bay Foodbank.
Friends Ed Corke, Mubarak Salawu, Chris Roberts and Dom Sulston are holding a Bean Week challenge to raise money to help Morecambe Bay Foodbank.
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On their fundraising page, Ed wrote: "With Lancashire back in lockdown and a looming second peak the 'Scotforth Scallywags' (Ed, Chris, Mo and Dom), want to do something to support the local community.

"Even as students, we recognise the relatively comfortable position we live in (even with the absence of our mums' cooking). So, we thought we’d set ourselves a challenge: Eat beans for a week, and donate the difference between our weekly shop and the beans.

"The donation will be made to Morecambe foodbank, literally putting money where our mouth is."

Ed added that they wanted to ensure the foodbank didn't miss out on charitable donations.

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He said: "By donating money directly, rather than food, they can buy exactly what they need. We’ve been inspired by Beau Miles, an Aussie that ate his body weight in beans."

You can donate to the lads' cause here

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