Surrey Quays extents support to local charities with its giant giving box
Surrey Quays has announced that its popular giant giving box, originally installed for Christmas, will now be a permanent feature at the centre in a bid to help raise even more funds for its charity partners, Surrey Docks Farm, Southwark Young Carers (Imago), The Mayor of Southwark’s Common Good Trust and Time & Talents
Located on the Ground Floor outside Poundland, visitors can use contactless payment to easily donate £1, £3 or £5 to the charities.
The giving box at Surrey Quays has helped to raise £1,629 so far as of April 2021
Our community really got behind the giving box at Christmas, and so we’re thrilled to announce that shoppers are able to continue supporting our four charity partners, Surrey Docks Farm, Southwark Young Carers (Imago), The Mayor of Southwark’s Common Good Trust and Time & Talents quickly and safely when they come to visit.
Donations are vital in ensuring the teams at our chosen charities continue the work they do in the local area, and so we’d like to say a huge thank you to all of our visitors for their support.
Ian Moore, centre manager at Surrey Quays
Surrey Docks Farm
Surrey Docks Farm is a working community farm and education charity in London that runs educational community projects and workshops to engage children, young people and adults with learning disabilities. Those involved learn and experience a range of things including animal care, food growing, healthy eating, rural crafts, and environmental projects, spending as much time as possible being active outdoors.
The Mayor of Southwark’s Common Good Trust
The Mayor of Southwark’s Common Good Trust is a local charity that supports people in Southwark, providing items such as household goods, school uniform and baby essentials for those in need. The work is carried out entirely by volunteers and relies on donations from the public and fundraising efforts. During the pandemic, its team provided food hampers and shopping vouchers to people across the community.
Time & Talents
For 133 years, Time & Talents has worked to connect the local community, reduce loneliness and build friendships. In response to the pandemic, it launched the covid-19 emergency relief food hub which continues to deliver essential food supplies weekly to local households most in need.
Southwark Young Carers
Southwark Young Carers is the borough wide service for Young Carers in Southwark, provided by the charity Imago Community. Southwark Young Carers supports over 200 Young Carers through tailored support which may include information, 1:1 support, workshops, activities, newsletters and in school support.
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