“People are really struggling with access to fresh and healthy food”

With the latest value of residing crisis, people today are truly struggling with accessibility to clean and healthful food. That is why I will be embarking on an epic fundraising adventure this Saturday with some of my crew to support increase consciousness for The Felix Job. The get the job done finished at the charity is additional very important now than ever before.

A blended team of 22 – like each staff members and volunteers this kind of as Mantas Keblis the manager of our Park Royal depot, and Leon Aarts, the head of the Felix’s Kitchen area – will be enterprise a sponsored cycle trip for more than 100km across central London, and will be viewing on the way every single of the four depots that The Felix Project run. This will involve driving from Poplar in East London, by means of Park Royal in West London, taking in Deptford in South London, and then upto Enfield in North London.

Lots of of the charities and local community organisations we do the job with are having difficulties proper now because of climbing food stuff and energy fees, and desire for our expert services is escalating at a great amount. I thought this would be a terrific option to glow a gentle on what we do and to try to support increase some much-required funds for The Felix Venture.

It would not be correct to fly off on some unique journey when there are so many individuals locating it really hard just to set foods on the table appropriate here in the British isles so we determined to do something enjoyable in the city in which we function, London. This celebration has not value us a penny to organise.

Just about every particular person taking portion will use their very own bike and will be furnished with some delicious surplus foodstuff to consume at each individual of the depots we check out on the working day. Then at the conclude of the trip there will be a awesome cooked food lovingly manufactured by the group at Felix’s Kitchen area, exactly where we are at the moment creating up to 5000 foods a working day from all the surplus meals we acquire from our generous suppliers like Ocado, Daylesford, Waitrose, Sainsbury’s, Hello Fresh, Fortnum and Mason, Amazon Contemporary and Natoora.

I have had some totally outstanding help, starting with all my buddies and relatives who’ve all been so form to sponsor me, and from the likes of Lord and Lady Bamford who kindly donated an very generous sum via the Bamford Charitable Basis. I have even had the aid of actors David Morrisey and Freddie Fox, Miel De Botton, chef Melissa Hemsley, the Marchioness of Northampton and the artist Christopher Brooks, all of whom kindly contributed. This usually means I will have now elevated in excess of £13,000 when my first aim was £500!

Each donation designed enables The Felix Venture to make far more foods of contemporary healthy meals from surplus make that might normally go to squander. This food goes on to be sent to some of London’s most vulnerable individuals. By making a donation you are encouraging in the struggle towards food squander and meals poverty and making a beneficial variation to hundreds of Londoners lives.

There is continue to time to get concerned and assist us in this fundraising adventure for The Felix Undertaking. Remember to click on the website link beneath. A fiver, a tenner, what ever you can give will be significantly appreciated. You can sponsor our depot-to-depot bicycle ride in this article: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/marcusroberts7

If any person examining this would like to appear and volunteer for The Felix Undertaking, we would be very grateful for your aid. There are quite a few routes we use around London for driving and distribution in the course of the 7 days.

You don’t have to cycle throughout London like we are, you can assist out in Felix’s Kitchen area to prep and put together the meals go on a strolling route in the city assist out in just one of the depots or collect surplus food stuff from our suppliers and redistribute it to some of the regional charities we work with.

Motorists and co-motorists are always desperately required and you can pick a route that suits in with you and your life.

Arrive and be part of us at The Felix Job, support us to get much more new and healthful food to individuals proper throughout London.

Marcus Roberts is the Connection Manager at The Felix Undertaking. Discover out far more about volunteering for the Felix Project by heading to https://thefelixproject.org/assistance-us/volunteer-london