I've raised £3000 to help feed people in Gloucester
Organised by Jon at Community Kitchen Glos
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Please donate directly through our charity JustGiving page:
https://www.justgiving.com/communitykitchenglos
Community Kitchen Glos C.I.C. gives out food to people in Gloucester at risk of food poverty, with a nutritious hot three-course meal.
We are a group of unpaid volunteers who had previously run a similar service that has moved out of the city centre. We banded together to make sure the 90 guests we feed continue to get the hot meals they really need.
Now we need your help in meeting our initial costs in keeping the service going, things like insurance, as well as some food to get us started.
It costs us around £1.45 to feed someone a balanced, hot three-course meal either sat in at our venue in Gloucester's city centre, or to take away.
Anything you can donate will be a huge help to the people in Gloucester who really need it.
We provide a hot meal, as the cost of energy can sometimes make foodbank donations challenging to turn into a meal. Without electricity or gas, that cold tin of baked beans will stay a cold tin of baked beans.
Our volunteer chefs cook up donated food every week, creating a vegetarian three-course meal that might look like soup for starter, mac and cheese for mains, and an apple crumble for dessert.
A £10 donation would help us feed seven people a healthy and hearty meal.
A word from Jon, our chair:
I started volunteering in a soup kitchen last summer and we've gone from 30 guests a week to over 90! We see lots of people from all walks of life, families, pensioners and those who really need extra help.
We expect to churn out 12,960 portions of food over the next year. Every pound donated keeps the lights on and gives us a future.
We're looking to raise £3,000. £500 for our startup costs, and then £500 per month for the first five months until we can get up and running. Every pound really helps and the whole team are super grateful for your support.
