Hello friends & family,

Over the last few months I have been training to run my first ever half marathon in order to raise funds to resource the work we do at The Message Trust. 

For the last year I have had the privilege of overseeing the Sheffield Community Grocery, a shop that has helped over 700 families in difficult financial situations, access good quality food as well as debt advice, clothing & housing. On average 60 families a day accessing the grocery, some of them have no permanent residence, some have lost their jobs, some are refugees and many are in overwhelming amounts of debt. 

Our Community Grocery has become a beacon of hope for our members by providing them with the practical and pastoral care they are in need of. On top of this, we also help reduce food waste as we stock the shop by sourcing surplus food that would have otherwise ended up in a landfill. 

Every pound you give, will go directly to the work of The Message Trust and will allow us to continue to support some of our community's most marginalised members. Thank you for your support.

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