Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

Who's involved;

I'm Andrew Milton and I live in Bishopston & Ashley Down where we have the collection centre for Family Food Action. The FFA promotes community engagement and awareness of hunger in our society, and the relief of food poverty. The FFA collects food and toiletry donations from local groups and sends it out to foodbanks across Bristol for families and children in food poverty.

Why I am doing this;

When I was young, people did not have to choose between heating and eating, or other things like clothing. Over the last fourteen years we have seen this situation get increasingly worse. I want to do something that contributes to preventing kids going to school hungry, doctors having to prescribe “food” because someone is malnourished, or in some cases people actually dying of hunger. This is happening now in a country that has the sixth highest GDP in the world. The FFA’s work as valuable as it is, should not be seen as a solution, we need to work to end this situation. However, in the meantime foodbanks are a literal lifeline for many families in Bristol and I want to contribute to that work.

What I'm doing;

So in support of Family Food Action I’m undertaking a sponsored 48 hour fast from 5 o/c on Wednesday 6th March to 5:00pm Friday 8th March. I will eat nothing and drink only water for that time. I’ve chosen to do this to experience a deep hunger for myself and report on the physical and psychological effects first-hand. In the process I hope to raise as much as possible for the FFA.

How you can help;

Please donate to my Just Giving appeal. I've started it off, let’s smash the £500 target to make a significant contribution to alleviating hunger in Bristol. If you feel you can, you are welcome join me in fasting for those 48 hours.

Andrew