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Closed 15/06/2019
Weʼve raised £321 to fund 'Big Picnic' (A community/ charity project providing free lunch parcels to children, through schools, prior to school summer holidays)
- Funded on Saturday, 15th June 2019
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Nearly 1000 primary aged children in the Wythenshawe area of Manchester are accessing free school meals (information taken from schools most recent Ofsted reports accessed July 2018). All the primary schools in the area have higher than the national average number of pupil’s receiving free school meals, with some of the schools having significantly higher numbers of students receiving free school meals.
These families are often placed under immense financial pressure during the school holidays and are more likely to access a food bank during the holidays (Trussell Trust, 2018). Numerous reports have been published by local food banks and in the local media about the financial stress school holidays place on local families.
Big Picnic aims to reduce the pressure families’ face by providing free ‘picnic packs’ for children and families during the school holidays. Schools have been contacted and those that wish to take part will receive up to 250 picnic packs to distribute where they are needed most. The packs will contain non- perishable/ long shelf life pre- packaged food and colouring equipment, and will be given to those that want or need, prior to the school holidays.
I have developed the model to be simple and therefore replicable in any local authority where there is need, up and down the country.
Big Picnic aims to provide a simple packed lunch for as many days as funding will allow over the summer break. This will be piloted summer ‘19.
This cannot take place with food and monetary donations... The schools are on board and I have a plan, so all I need to do now is raise the cash! Please give what you can, this is completely non- profit so anything you give will go directly towards the cause. Roughly £1 will buy 1 picnic pack, so even £1 will make such a huge difference.
If you can help with anything else (food donations from the list, new colouring books/ pencils or anything else) please get in touch via the Facebook Page).
I will be organising a few little fundraising events and would love you to make it.
Sarah x
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18
Ana Moscrop
May 20, 2019
£10.00
Kerryn Higgins
May 19, 2019
£25.00
Emilia Capel
May 19, 2019
Thank you for inviting me to take part in the fun run to help raise money for a brilliant cause x x x
£121.50
Stephanie Crome
May 18, 2019
Brilliant cause! Xo
£10.00
Anonymous
Apr 16, 2019
£10.00
Rod Carter
Mar 24, 2019
I think its a really good idea.Mum and Dadxxxx
£10.00
Caitlin Stanley
Mar 3, 2019
Good luck babe xx
£10.00
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