Estimated Price

£1,800

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Project Summary

Members of Largs Food Hub have the opportunity to 'purchase' vouchers for a hot breakfast roll or hot lunch and a hot drink, using the weekly points allocated to them for use at the Food Hub

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Project Description

The new owners of Largs Post Office and Tea in The Square approached Committee of Largs Food Hub to offer support in the way of providing a hot breakfast roll/hot lunch at an affordable price for members of the Food Hub as they had heard of the work the Food Hub did and wanted to contribute something to the local community.  Tea in The Square will provide vouchers for a breakfast roll or hot lunch and a hot drink at a cost of £6 each.  The Food Hub would like to pilot this proposal and, if successful, seek further funding to continue the project.  As a progression, Tea in The Square are willing to hold Cookery Workshops for Food Hub Members, showing them how to make the most of the food they can get from the Food Hub.  Tea in The Square will provide the Chef and kitchen for workshops to take place.  

This project will also help Food Hub members to socially interact with others as well as provide them with a hot meal.

 

Many of our members are afraid to use gas/electricity in their homes, therefore they cannot afford the luxury of a hot breakfast or hot meal during the winter months.  The owners of Tea in the Square are happy to work in partnership with the Food Hub by supplying vouchers for a breakfast roll/hot lunch and a hot drink.  Cost of the vouchers will be subsidised by The Food Hub to make the purchase affordable for its members.  It is intended that, rather than members paying money for the vouchers, they would use some of their allocation of points for the Food Hub to 'purchase' the vouchers.  Meals in Tea in the Square Cafe would be supplied at a cost of £6.  The cost of these would be met by The Food Hub.  Vouchers will be offered to members at a 'cost' of 6 points, which is equivalent to £3 as each point is worth 50p.

There are currently over 150 members registered with The Food Hub. Members range from single people, couples and families.  We would like to purchase 300 vouchers at a cost of £6 each.