From onions to oranges

1 Goodgymer helped their local community in Kingston upon Thames
Kingston upon Thames

Monday 27th July 2020

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A rainy cycle over to Kingston to help Voices of Hope (VoH) at KingsGate Church. A straightforward task, helping the team shift many boxes of donated food from their lobby into their food stores two storeys up. VoH will use this as best they can to cook up fresh meals for the most vulnerable in the borough.


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Voices of Hope
To restore and rebuild hope in individuals, improving their physical and mental health through undertaking community-based projects.

In the midst of the current crisis we shall continue to seek to be a voice of hope to all. We are working closely with Kingston Council and Kingston Voluntary Action. We have been designated responsibility as a central food distribution point for the whole of Kingston borough, with the aim of providing support to the most vulnerable in our community including the homeless, the isolated and those whose income is inadequate to meet their daily needs. We shall be undertaking this for a 12-week period starting on Monday 12th March. Practically, this means: - preparing thousands of hot meals for those unable to do so (10,000 to date!) - preparing packages of essential foodstuffs and basic aid for those who most need them - providing a delivery service to as many of the 18,000 people aged 70+ in Kingston as possible

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