When the going gets tough, the tough get growing.
Hands of Hope community charity needs your vote to win £54,000 as part of The People’s Projects of National Lottery funding for the Get Growing project to tackle food poverty by supporting 20,000 people to grow their own food and deliver fresh organic fruit and veg to local food banks. Get Growing is currently not funded and your vote could make the difference.
Voting opens at 9am on Monday May 15 at www.thepeoplesprojects.org.uk
Get Growing was launched as a direct response to COVID in July 2020 and to date has delivered thousands of Grow Kits to families, schools and residents throughout Rother, Hastings and West Kent as well as providing hundreds of tonnes of fresh, organic, fruit and veg to local food banks, all delivered by volunteers.
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A film of Hands of Hope’s Get Growing project will be aired on ITV Meridian on May 19 where viewers get to see the incredible work the volunteers do, growing & harvesting veg for local food banks and distributing thousands of ‘grow kits’ to help local people grow their own healthy, in-season food.
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Hands of Hope is one of five groups in the running for a share of almost £250,000 of funding. If successful, they will use the money to continue their ‘Get Growing’ project, supplying free fresh, healthy fruit and veg to local food banks.
The People’s Projects not only delivers vital grants to the heart of UK communities, but also raises awareness of the incredible work of the 95 shortlisted community groups vying for your vote.
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Mandy Doran, Trustee at Hands of Hope said: “The People’s Projects is an amazing opportunity to raise awareness and support for our work. With your vote, we can win this additional much-needed funding and continue to fight food poverty in the South East. We now need local people to get behind us, to show their support and vote.”
Quotes from previous Get Growers!
“I have been intending to thank you since receiving my kit. I was amazed at how much care had gone into producing it, together with such comprehensive instructions etc. I feel humbled to be given that and have already planted most of it. Thank you to all your community and I will certainly be sharing any produce I can.”
“I would like to thank the Get Growing team for helping me grow vegetables and as a human being. The whole project is inspiring at a time of climate crisis and has been a valuable source of connection to all that is good in community. Many thanks”
Since it started in 2005, The People’s Projects has awarded around £45 million to over 1,000 good causes.
Voting closes at noon on Friday 26 May 2023. People can vote only once per region and will need an email address or mobile number to vote*. To support Get Growing and for Terms and Conditions please visit www.thepeoplesprojects.org.uk
For enquiries, please contact
Mandy Doran, Hands of Hope, info@hohcharity.co.uk
www.hohcharity.co.uk
https://www.facebook.com/Handsofhopecharity
https://twitter.com/handsofhopeuk
Image Credits: Hands of Hope .