**THIS CAMPAIGN HAS NOW CLOSED**

We'd like to extend a huge thank you to everyone that has donated and supported our campaign to provide meals for local children over the holiday period. Due to the incredible generosity of you all, the total raised was £9317. As of 11th November, we have together provided food vouchers for a total of 691 children. We have responded to all outstanding requests and the small funds remaining will be used to send voucher to schools for direct distribution. Thank you again Feed Bexley Kids team Mabel, Nicola, Murali, Dave T, Anna, Dave W & Alex

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We have made this urgent appeal to raise money to provide children in Bexley Borough with meals over the Autumn half term

Thank you all for your donations. We have been overwhelmed by your generosity. We are working to put these funds into use.

The conservative government has voted not to feed needy children in the school holidays. London has 32 boroughs and only a few are choosing not to feed their vulnerable children. Sadly, that includes the London Borough of Bexley.

Bexley's Labour Party supporters wholeheartedly disagree with this. Across the country decent councils and groups are seeking to plug the gap left by the government.

If Bexley Council refuses to feed its residents children in desperate times, then together we will.

Covid-19 has left many in Bexley without a job and struggling to provide food for their children. We believe that no child should go hungry during the holiday period due to circumstances completely out of their family’s control. That is why we are making this appeal to Bexley residents to raise funds for food vouchers to be distributed for children in vulnerable families.

The Government at present pays £2.30 per free school meal, so we’re asking people to donate £5 to help feed a child for two days or £12.50 for a week.

Please donate to feed a hungry schoolchild.

If you have any queries, you can contact us on: feedbexleykids@gmail.com

https://www.facebook.com/feedbexleykids/

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About your donations:

We guarantee that none of your donations will be used to pay anyone, cover personal expenses or promote this campaign. All money received goes toward feeding children, with the exception of the justgiving fee.

Bexley Labour Party Supporters (Feed Bexley Kids) is a group of people from all three Bexley are constituencies linked by support of the Labour Party. It is not a formal Labour Party body and no money from this campaign goes to the party or is controlled by the party.

We have appointed two auditors to review our accounts at the end of the campaign. The accounts have now been audited/

Updates:

Old Bexley and Sidcup Labour Party have graciously matched donations up to the £1000 mark, doubling those early donations. Bexleyheath and Crayford Labour Party have graciously donated £500. City of God Church, Crayford have graciously donated £200. Hadley Property Group have graciously donated £1,500.