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TL;DR: DONATE and RE-SHARE!
It’s that time when I invite you to open your wallet to an incredible organisation - Alexandra Rose Charity - ARC for short.
Basically ARC gives out food vouchers, issued to parents (and other carers) of under 5’s who need them.
They are spendable at street markets (and similar venues depending on the project) on fruit and veg. Better than a food bank, parents get to choose what they buy which comes with a certain dignity. The money goes to the stall holders and to their families - and so the money goes round and round there is evidence each pound creates 6 pounds of value.
Families who get the vouchers will tend to do the rest of their shopping at the same market / stall, and that food is cheaper, better, healthier than the big chains too.
So the markets thrive and add value to their communities. Think Ridley road market. Chrisp street market. North End Road market.
Right? Isn’t this cool?
There is a fundraiser RIGHT NOW. Click here https://buff.ly/49Zwz9F and drop a few quid / a few tens of quid / a few hundred quid.
Get involved.
Our CEO, Jonathan Pauling, launched our Big Give Christmas fundraising campaign yesterday; here's a snippet of why we need to raise £80k this week so we can continue to help families on low incomes put healthy, fresh meals on the table for their young children.
⭐ Please donate if you’re able to do so: https://buff.ly/49Zwz9F ⭐
#ChristmasChallenge23
Thank you so much for your incredible partnership and support. This amazing donation will help us to support communities across the UK 💚