The founders of a new food bank in Broughty Ferry say they have been overwhelmed by the generosity of locals.
Supporters have raised £7,500 in just over under two weeks for the scheme, created by six pub landlords who wanted to provide a quick stopgap for those struggling.
Cash donations have flooded in online while others have donated essentials at drop-off points.
Local fundraiser Karen Scrimgeour went one step further and dressed up in stilts as an eight-foot Easter Bunny on Sunday.
She handed out chocolate eggs at a safe distance to local children in Craigiebank and collected more £1,200 for the cause.
Many local business owners have also pitched in to help.
Eduardo Alessandro Studios is donating 10% of some purchases to the food bank while the head chef from the Fort Hotel made dozens of loaves of banana bread.
Debbie Findlay, the owner of Eagle Coaching Inn, one of the pubs involved in setting up the service, said the outpouring of support had come as no surprise.
She said: “We knew local people would get on board. Everybody wants to help.
“We have 40 volunteers so we are actually at full capacity and have enough help for now.
“There’s around 30 people on standby too.
“To be honest, the amount of volunteers and money donated hasn’t shocked us but it has been overwhelming at the same time.”
The pubs behind the effort are The Fort, Anchor, Eagle Coaching Inn, Bruach, Doc Ferry’s and the Occidental.
It was initially intended to supply only those in the DD5 postcode, however such has been the demand, the team have now branched out to across Dundee and even Angus.
Ms Findlay said the demand for deliveries has left the publicans struggling to keep up.
“Some of the stories are horrendous, they really are,” she said.
“People have lost their jobs and they’ve been told it will be six to eight weeks until they get Universal Credit.
“There’s also old or vulnerable people who can’t get out to shops or get shopping delivered.
“The demand is much higher than we ever could have imagined and it’s coming from all areas too.”
She said the publicans had been driving to areas as far away as Charleston and Carnoustie.
“There’s no way we would expect volunteers to use their petrol to drive so far but we want to help these people too,” she added.
“We have had our hands full, that’s for sure.”
