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Huge thanks to #StPaulsCatholicPrimarySchool for their harvest donations . #CharlieEde went to collect everything and said “ it filled the car, an amazing pick up “ Many thanks to the school community for all their support.And to Charlie for doing the pick up.#sharethelove #communitysupport #MakeADifference
Many thanks to #jackskorecki for once again organising and coordinating the Plymouth Soup Run on Tuesday night. The first stop was busy again with 65 people served and, sadly, was not without incident, necessitating the police being called. By the end of the evening 96 people had been served and all the food distributed. Many thanks to Jack, to Elior who paid for the food which was cooked by Cherylle and Babcock staff and to the volunteers from SMS Group who served on the run.Great #teamwork serving the #community. #MakeADifference
On Monday, the first stop was particularly busy for the Plymouth Soup Run team coordinated by Hope Baptist Church with 73 people served. By the end of the night 104 meals had been served. Vicky, Holly and volunteers from Nando's039;s were busy with food preparation. Richard, Simon, Adam and Ridge and Partners then went out on the Run and served the food. Thanks to everyone who helped both front and back of house and, as always, on a Monday toStreetVetetVet volunte#teamworkm#communitysupportp#makesdifferencerence@
It was a pleasure to talk to Plymouth Marjon University students on Monday about the work of Plymouth Soup Run as part of their module on “Sustainability and Education” with a particular emphasis on ending food poverty.All the students listened with interest and their questions were thought provoking. In December as part of this module, the students will organise a soup run, from start to finish, including fundraising, as they have done for the last two years. By the end of the afternoon there were fundraising ideas in abundance and people were offering to do the cooking and go out and serve on the run.#teamwork #communitysupport #EndFoodPoverty
The Sunday team working out of Shekinah had a relatively calm run but being a bit depleted in numbers, we were kept really busy. We served 114 people with a fine choice of food - pasta Bolognese, chili con carne or pizza as the hot dish, plus a choice of sandwiches and soups, hot and cold drinks and some 'extras': bread, and fruit. Thanks to Debbie leading in the kitchen, a few core members of the team plus voluntSTORM runningRM running doing the prep and the run itFareShare South WestSouth West for some of the food supply.
Many thanks to the team from Lighthouse Community Centre CIC who crossed the Tamar on Saturday evening, as they do once a month, to serve on Plymouth Soup Run.It was a busy evening for the team with 97 people served. 2 sleeping bags were given out.Thanks also to Plymouth Methodist Central Hall for the use of their kitchen.Great #teamwork offering #communitysupport
We had a busy and, at times, quite lively morning at Shekinah, welcoming in 34 people who are either street homeless or in night shelter accommodation. All but a couple had a full English breakfast prepared by the kitchen team led by new volunteer chef Adam. The garden providing fresh air and dappled sunlight was popular as a venue to sit, relax and chat. A few people caught up on their sleep, and some first aid was dispensed to a 4-legged friend. A big thank you to all of today's volunteers.
A total of 84 men and 14 women were served by the team from Plymouth Christian Centre on Friday evening. The team served a selection of sandwiches, spaghetti and meatballs, jacket potato and chilli and a very tasty veg soup. All prepared earlier by the team of cooks who volunteer regularly on a Friday.The cake went down particularly well and was enjoyed by many!.1 sleeping bag was given out and a selection of toiletries. There were some good conversations and happily no issues to report.Meanwhile a Plymouth Soup Run volunteer from another team, having bumped into someone who we had been notified was homeless and vulnerable earlier in the week, went back a second night running and helped the person access support. Brilliant, caring work. We can not thank all our volunteers enough for their hard work and dedication to #MakeADifference and offer #LoveAndSupport.
It was a surprisingly quiet, incident free night for the team from Plymouth Mayflower Rotary Club with 69 people served. Having catered for higher numbers, lots of pasties and sandwiches were taken to George House BCHA at the end of the evening. 10 coats and other warm clothing was given out.The team arrived early at Mayflower Street and as it was quiet, they had lots of good conversations with people .A staff member from Path Devon joined the team at all 4 stops.Many thanks to Sue and team. #MakeADifference #communitysupport
101 meals were served on Wednesday night by the team from Mutley Baptist Church, serving as they do every week.As well as food, 4 sleeping bags, 3 blankets and lots of socks and gloves were given out. There were many requests for warm clothes.At the last stop there was concern over an older man homeless in the park. He didn’t want food but someone took some over for him just in case.Many thanks to the Mutley Baptist team for serving 52 weeks a year.Make A Difference #CommunitySupport
Many thanks to the team from St Matts Plymouth who organise and serve on Plymouth Soup Run every fortnight.Last night, thanks to FareShare South West and The Bridge Plymouth, there was a great selection of food on the menu. The soup was chicken and vegetable. There was rice with spicy beans, macaroni cheese, and baked potato and cheese. The sandwiches were tuna, ham or egg. The team also had hardboard eggs, thanks to Ember, #thrivepoultry, bananas, crisps and chocolate. As always, there was a selection of hot drinks. 87 people were served, 3 additional hot meals were given out and the remaining food taken to George house BCHA..5 sleeping bags, 2 blankets lots of warm clothing and underwear was also given out .At the final stop the team were concerned about 1 person and sat with them until they were able to eat, for the first time that day.Huge thanks to everybody involved. Great #teamwork #communitysupport #sharethelove
On Monday evening, as always, Plymouth Soup Run was coordinated by Hope Baptist Church. Bev led the kitchen team preparing the food with Andy, Sandi, Saltash medical team and Melody. Michael, Alex, Josh and dockyard friends then collected the food and went out on the bus to serve. On arrival at stop 1 a disturbance was taking place and the police had been called. Whilst one of the prayer pastors tried to calm the situation, the team from the Dockyard, calmly kept serving. Many thanks to them. Thanks also to StreetVet, Plymouth who join the run every Monday evening. Amazing #teamwork by all concerned. #communitysupport
A very autumnal evening with a chill in the air and steady rain throughout the run. Despite the weather, we still saw 110 people who were clearly very grateful to be collecting food from us. We had a fine selection to offer: pasta and meatballs, chicken with potato wedges, corned beef pie and potatoes, and pizza, plus a choice of sandwiches, soup, hot drinks and various extras - bread and other food items and toiletries. A big thank you to FareShare South West for much of the food, to Debbie leading in the kitchen, and to all the prep and run volunteers.
A bonus yesterday morning was the delivery of a donation of food items and toiletries. The goods were kindly collected at the construction company Galliford Try. These will benefit the people we serve on tonight's Soup Run. A big thank you to all who contributed.www.gallifordtry.c#communitysupportpport
There are lots of people to thank for their help on Plymouth Soup Run on Saturday. Firstly the team from St Paul’s Church Efford who sourced, prepared and served the food to 100 people. Thanks also go to Anjali, Uday and family for their donation of Daal and rice, to Crust and Crumb for their lovely sandwiches and to #ElburtonPrimarySchool for all their wonderful Harvest gifts which were shared on the soup run during the evening.As well as food, lots of clothes, underwear and toiletries were given out plus 1 sleeping bag. Wonderful #teamwork giving #communitysupport and #helpingothers
Many thanks to Galliford Try for collecting food, wipes and cups for Plymouth Soup Run. Thanks also to the staff member who kindly dropped the items off on Saturday morning while our volunteers were running the rough sleeper session at Shekinah. Your generosity will help us support the people in Plymouth we serve every night. #communitysupport #MakeADifference
A slightly quieter time at this morning's rough sleeper sessioShekinahkinah. 24 people joined us indoors, and two were supported at the door. More than half of the people were waiting at the front door as we opened and were swiftly treated to a cooked breakfast by our spelendid kitchen team. We welcomed a new volunteer who, along with another regular volunteer managed to dodge the photo call . We were also joined by two volunteer podiatrists Forgotten Feet - Helping Homeless Feet Feet. They treated nine people, most of whom had blisters, sores and other conditions due to spending a lot of time on their feet in unsuitable footwear and/or damp conditions. It was good to be able to help them before the conditions became more serious and provide several of them with new shoes. Thanks to everyone who contributed to the success of the morning.
Friday nights menu on Plymouth Soup Run included - Vegetable soup, tempura chicken with pasta and beans & pasties and beans. The sandwiches were chicken mayo, ham salad or cheese. There was also sliced pineapple and lots of snacks, water, and a choice of hot drinks.71 people came to the run where there was plenty of food for everyone, all provided by the volunteers at Plymouth Christian Centre together with FareShare South West who supplied some of the ingredients. 2 sleeping bags were given out plus some toiletries and, for people who needed them, items of warm clothing.Many thanks to all the team both in the kitchen and out on the Run.#MakeADifferenceTogether #teamwork #sharethelove
A HUGE thank you to Elburton Primary School for donating all their wonderful Harvest Produce to Plymouth Soup Run. This morning, volunteers from the Soup Run, together with Mrs Twaits, a staff member who is also a volunteer, attended the Harvest Festival assembly and spoke to the children about the difference their donations will make to the people we serve nightly on the streets of Plymouth.Mrs Twaits said “I felt emotional with all the amazing donations”.Thank you Elburton Primary School for offering #communitysupport and helping to #MakeADifference
