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Easton community kitchen raising money so they can keep feeding people
Coexist Community Kitchen has launched an appeal to raise urgent funds.
The kitchen, which is located in Easton, is hoping to raise £5,000. This would ensure that volunteers can continue serving free weekly meals to people across the city who lack food security.
The Give-a-Meal campaign encourages people to donate £3, which covers the cost of two meals prepared by those at Coexist.
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The kitchen, which is normal times runs community cookery classes, shifted focus to providing emergency food. It was kitchen coordinators Ari Cantwell and Claudia Poligioni way of fulfilling the kitchen’s aim of using food as a vehicle to work with people who experience social marginalisation in society, while ensuring everyone has healthy food to eat.
Coexist Community Kitchen has delivered more than 10,000 meals in the last eight months. When the pandemic began, they served more than 300 meals each week, and still deliver 200 meals a week now.
“A £3 donation would mean we could provide two meals to help someone feel nourished and well this winter,” says kitchen coordinator Ari Cantwell.
“We’ve set ourself the target of £5,000 so have a way to go in reaching this goal! Whatever people in the community can do to help is massively appreciated.”
With food security becoming a growing concern for many people in Bristol, the team hopes to continue to provide this service for as long as it is needed. But right now, current funds to keep food provisions at the kitchen running are set to run out in early 2021, meaning this service would have to end.
Coexist Community Kitchen is hoping to raise £5,000. Photo: Coexist Community Kitchen
“Meals donated by the Community Kitchen we’re not only nutritious but also delicious and exciting,” says Louise Delmege, director at the National Food Service.
“These are meals that make you feel good at a time we all need to be looking after ourselves.”
Main photo: Coexist Community Kitchen
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