davemclaren Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 On 16/11/2017 at 20:15, Dagger Is Back said: On 25 November, the day of the home game against Ross County, Big Hearts will host a Foodbank Collection in support of the Community One Stop Shop. http://www.coss-broomhouse.org.uk/ The Community One Stop Shop has been assisting the residents of Broomhouse and its surrounding area for over 15 years. In November 2012 they launched the Broomhouse Foodbank which offers free packs of food to families and individuals in crisis. Supported by donations of non-perishable food, they are able to make a real difference to families living in poverty in the area. The collection will be held between 130pm and 3pm at Gorgie Dalry Stenhouse Church (Gorgie Road), by the Gorgie Stand entrance, where donations can be handed in to the team of volunteers in attendance. The following suggested items would be gratefully received; - Tinned meats i.e stew, chilli, minced beet etc - UHT or powdered milk - Soup - Pasta sauces - Pasta/Rice/Couscous - Tinned vegetables - Cereals - Tinned fish - Biscuits - Toiletries - Tinned beans Many people find it difficult to support events like this in terms of finding the time to get donations along to a collection point etc so with the agreement of the JKB Board, we’ve set up a donations function to allow people to contribute financially to this worthwhile cause. This will run from now until 9pm on 28 November. If you’d like to donate, please follow this link http://www.hmfckickback.co.uk/index.php?/clients/donations/ The proceeds will be collected and once we have a final amount, the Community One Stop Shop will draw up a shopping list of much needed items. We’ve approached a local wholesaler who has kindly agreed to provide the items required at as best a price as possible, and this will allow us to maximise the value we are trying to add. JKB has a long and proud history of supporting many charitable causes and any contribution you can make will be much appreciated. I’d like to thank the JKB Board for their valued advice and support. Last day for any final donations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagger Is Back Posted December 3, 2017 Author Share Posted December 3, 2017 Nearing £1600 raised as we near the end of this campaign Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagger Is Back Posted December 10, 2017 Author Share Posted December 10, 2017 Over £1600 raised which is a tremendous effort. The JKB Board have kindly offered to round this up to £1800. We’ll be getting these funds off to COSS next week. Huge thanks to them and to everyone who contributed to the Foodbank Collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagger Is Back Posted December 20, 2017 Author Share Posted December 20, 2017 Thanks again to all who supported this initiative and the JKB Board for their support and advice throughout. As you can see, your donations are making a real difference to those in need. http://www.bighearts.org.uk/news/foodbank-collection-great-support/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
...a bit disco Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 3 minutes ago, Dagger Is Back said: Thanks again to all who supported this initiative and the JKB Board for their support and advice throughout. As you can see, your donations are making a real difference to those in need. http://www.bighearts.org.uk/news/foodbank-collection-great-support/ Good work mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemclaren Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Thanks to all who contributed and to Dagger for coming up with the idea and doing all the hard work. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 I was at "An Evening with Big Hearts" tonight, Carol from Community One Stop Shop was there talking about what a difference both the food and cash donations had made to them last year. She spoke about how excited the team were when the collection hit £100, nevermind the final total. I have to admit I hadn't thought about it, but she explained that although they can apply for grants etc. it's not possible to apply for a grant to buy food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Hearts_Runner Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 26 minutes ago, Alex said: I was at "An Evening with Big Hearts" tonight, Carol from Community One Stop Shop was there talking about what a difference both the food and cash donations had made to them last year. She spoke about how excited the team were when the collection hit £100, nevermind the final total. I have to admit I hadn't thought about it, but she explained that although they can apply for grants etc. it's not possible to apply for a grant to buy food. I was there also, she spoke very well. It was also worth noting that the donations helped them through January which is a very tough month. Looks like this is on the cards again, potentially for the rangers game but that fixture may be moved if either or both make the league cup final. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagger Is Back Posted October 23, 2018 Author Share Posted October 23, 2018 Watch this space folks. The board of JKB have once again kindly agreed to support the campaign. We’re just waiting on a date to be confirmed as it won’t be 2/12. We’ll all be in Glasgow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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