SQUARE MEALS PROJECT

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SQUARE MEALS pROjEcT

or the past year, the Square Meals Project has distributed more than 25,000 twoF course meals to vulnerable local families, free at the point of delivery. To fund this, Bath and Somerset Freemasons have raised more than £60,000 assisted by generous matched funding from The Masonic Charitable Foundation and The Mark Benevolent Fund. This will enable the project to run until the end of May this year, thus delivering a further 7,500 meals. the mayor of Bath remarked recently: “What you have achieved is truly remarkable. on behalf of the city of Bath, i am humbled and honoured to thank you. it demonstrates what can be done when we all work together. You should all be very proud of yourselves.” Jimmy Deane, of sporting family change, said: “the frozen meals scheme has been fantastic as it has enabled sporting family change to support local families who are struggling most with the covid-19 pandemic. they have had access to healthy nutritious meals without having to leave their homes. many families have said it has made a huge difference, reducing anxiety and stress levels as they have stayed safe in their homes, plus giving

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Jimmy Deane, Managing Director, Sporting Family Change, and David Dixon, B&NES Community Engagement Manager, prepare for distribution.

the feeling they are not facing the pandemic alone.”

a Local giving page has now been started by sporting family change and action pantry to raise funds from the public to enable the project to continue.

message: localgiving.org/appeal/ sfcandactionpantrysquaremealsfundraiser/ all of the money raised will be channelled to the square meals project to fund the production of further meals and, if successful, this will extend their ability to support the charities into the summer, and beyond if necessary. for further information contact squaremeals@bathfreemasons.org.uk