Michelin Support Dundee Bairns

Michelin Dundee is raising money for DUNDEE BAIRNS
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Michelin Charity Raffle · 27 May 2020

Many low-income families struggle to provide meals during the school holidays. This is especially prevalent in Dundee City where over 1/3 of children are living in poverty. We support projects that are in areas of high multiple deprivation by reaching the most vulnerable children and providing them with a nutritious meal, thus reducing pressure on parents to provide food and boost community cohesion. Dundee Bairns’ was formed in 2016 by David Dorward, former Chief Executive of Dundee City Council. In October 2015 while attending the annual Rank Foundation Conference, David heard Lindsay Graham speak about her research into holiday hunger while being a Winston Church Fellow. Holiday hunger is a symptom of child poverty and in Dundee over 8000 children live below the poverty line. David wanted to ensure that Dundee children would be well nourished and ready to learn. Our core commitment is to reduce the effects of poverty for children in Dundee by trying to tackle the issue of “Holiday Hunger” during the 10 weeks of the school holidays. We support community projects around Dundee that provide activity clubs for children by supplying free lunches/ breakfasts to the clubs, ensuring that the children will receive nutritious and healthy meals. With the help of many volunteers, Tay Cuisine, schools, holiday projects and charitable funding, Dundee Bairns has delivered over 100,000 meals to children in the City of Dundee in just over 2 years.

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Thank you to all who participated in donating to Dundee Bairns. 

Although the competition is now closed, we are however keeping the page open until 30th September 2020 for further donations.

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WHERE IT ALL STARTED

David Dorward retired as Chief Executive of Dundee City Council in December 2014, and was aware that children who received free school meals in term time, had no such provision during the school holiday.

In October 2015 Lindsay Graham, a Winston Churchill Memorial fellow gave a lecture on Holiday Hunger at the Rank Foundation annual conference. David Dorward heard her speak and came back to Dundee determined to start a school holiday meals provision on the City.

In April 2016, Tay Cuisine who deliver the Meals at Home service in Dundee, 365 days a year, agreed to prepare hot meals for a pilot Fun and Food Programme in the Lochee Ward of Dundee. Dundee City Council agreed to fund the pilot. In total 400 hot meals were delivered and the concept was proven.


Donation summary

Total
£17,029.05
Online
£17,029.05
Offline
£0.00

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