Charities- updates

24 November 2024

On behalf of Bromley Borough Foodbank may I express our warm appreciation for St George's very generous recent gift of £600. Thank you also that you remember us repeatedly. Such ongoing and regular support from the churches and other organisations within the Borough enables us to meet our considerable outgoings, of salaries, warehousing and transport costs, as well as the actual food.

Please be sure to pass our thanks on to the congregation at St George's.

On behalf of our clients, thank you so much, once again.

I have attached a certificate which you may be able to use.

With warm wishes.

Marion Osgood

15 November 2024

On behalf of Bromley Borough Foodbank, I would like to thank everyone from St. George's Church for donating 74.30kg of food and toiletries to the Foodbank over the past few months. Your donations enabled us to provide food parcels to many vulnerable people in our community, almost 700 last month, and support those most in need. We could not do this without your help.

Many thanks once again to you all for showing such kindness and generosity, and for your continuing support.

I have attached a certificate of thanks.

13 September 2024

welcare

Dear Friends,

Autumn brings its own magic and a return to familiar routines - it also means that the Welcare newsletter is due!

First, I am pleased to share Dylan’s Story which demonstrates how the place we secured on the ‘Wave Project’ (a six week surf therapy programme) helped build confidence, overcome anxiety and build self-esteem. This case study (with names changed) also provides a glimpse of the massive armoury in the tool kit of our wonderful staff team of family support workers – their skill working with parents and children, asking the right questions, actively listening, making connections, and using local knowledge and professional skills makes a lasting impact on parents and children and this is just one of the many lives we have transformed, with your help and support.

Welcare continues to provide practical support for families, especially those on the lowest incomes who have been hit hardest by the continuing rise in the cost of food and utilities. This year we worked with Feed London to provide food boxes filled with fresh healthy seasonal ingredients, recipes and supermarket vouchers to help families through the school summer holidays. To learn more about our achievements, including the value of our practical support to families, please read our Impact Report 2023-24.

On 22 July we said farewell and thanked Chris Elliott for serving as Chair of trustees and strengthening our relationship with Southwark Diocese. I am very pleased that our Treasurer, Chris Taylor, has agreed to take on the role of chair for the next twelve months.

Sue Floyd once again ran the London 10k and raised £510. Before the Covid pandemic we had a small team taking part and over the next twelve months I am determined to recruit new runners to support Sue and raise vital funds for Welcare. We have purchased 10 places for the Saucony London 10k on 13 July 2025 and I need your help to fill these with our friends, relatives and supporters – anyone who supports our mission to give children a secure and confident future. The event takes place in our capital city, it has a fantastic atmosphere, the roads are closed and there is live music to motivate runners and supporters. We ask that each runner pledges a minimum of £250 and hopefully more. To sign up for a place visit our London 10k page.

I look forward to seeing many of you at the Service of Thanksgiving which will take place at Bromley Parish Church at 11.30am on Friday 15 November. All are very welcome to attend the service and to enjoy the delicious lunch afterwards. This year our trustee, the Venerable Allie Kerr (Archdeacon of Bromley & Bexley), will give the address, and we will be joined by the Mayor of Bromley, Cllr Dr David Jefferys. Many of you will know that we are one of three mayoral charities for 2024-25 and it would be wonderful for him to meet our supporters after the service.

Finally – please follow and share our latest news, events, stories and especially our appeal for London 10k runners. With your help, we can build a strong and resilient supporter base and increase awareness of our work.

With sincere thanks for your support of our work,

Anna Khan,
Welcare CEO

For those of you who prefer a printable version of our newsletter, you can access this here.

10 May 2024

On behalf of Bromley Borough Foodbank, I would like to thank everyone from St George's Church for donating 17.45kg of food to the Foodbank in March and April. Your donations helped us provide food parcels to many vulnerable people in our community and support those most in need.

Many thanks once again to you all for showing such kindness and generosity, and for your continuing support.

I have attached a certificate of thanks.

Yours sincerely,

Bruce

Bromley Borough Foodbank
Warehouse Volunteer
Tel: 0203 538 5959

Helping local people get back on their feet and improve their
financial independence.
Registered charity CIO 1167961

December 2023

Welcare

Dear Friends

I am pleased to introduce our new supporter video which was premiered at the service of Thanksgiving in Bromley on 13 November. It provides an insight into our work and features information about our annual Families in Crisis Christmas Appeal. Please take a look and share widely! Each family we work with has different needs, and by donating to our campaign you enable our staff to support children and families in the ways they need most and, if we can, to bring a little festive cheer. You can read more about one family we helped, Kim, and the moving poem she sent to thank her dedicated family support worker.

I am delighted to welcome two new team members. Firstly Natalie Walters who has joined the trustee team. Her experience as Head of Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation within the diocese of Southwark will be a great asset to Welcare. Secondly Katie Toal has joined the staff team as our Head of Practice. It has been wonderful to get to know her and work on finalising our CapeAbility In Schools programme. You can read more about Katie and her first few weeks here.

Finally, we have two festive opportunities for Welcare supporters to join us for carol singing – both events have become a Welcare tradition and for me mark the start of Christmas season. Please come and join us at the Anglers Pub in Teddington and for south east London supporters we will be at The Glades in Bromley. All our latest news, events and stories are shared on social media so keep following, tagging and sharing our news. It all helps raise awareness throughout the year.

On behalf of the staff and trustees, I wish you peace and joy this Christmas

With sincere thanks and best wishes

Best wishes

Just recently we received a thank you from Welcare, which was gratefully received.

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