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29th July 2020 / VOL 14

Dear Neighbour,

We hope you're well and enjoying this sunny weather that's due to stay with us awhile! ☀️

The raffle was a huge success!

Thank you SO MUCH to everyone who participated in the MAFW raffle. We gave away almost 100 amazing prizes and raised an incredible grand total of £3,355! 😲👏🥳 We could not have done any of this without your extraordinary generosity and support, so a massive thank you from all of us!

If you participated in our raffle and aren't sure yet whether you won, make sure to sign in to your Raffall account to check. Please also make sure to 'accept' your prize on the Raffall website as the funds raised will not be released to us until eveyone has accepted their prize. For any questions, please email MAFW_raffle@outlook.com.

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As ever, thank you for your donations which make providing aid possible. If you would like to make a monthly or single donation, you can do so below. Every little helps!

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Spotlight on our volunteer drivers

At Mutual Aid Food Willesden, we rely on the generous support of local volunteer drivers in order to deliver the emergency food aid parcels to everyone that needs them. If you have a vehicle and can volunteer to ensure that those in need of food in our local community don’t go hungry, get in touch with us here.

Here’s a couple of our local heroes, Denis and Diane, who have not only been generous with their time, but their company Awesome Events have also donated and offered support if we run any events.

How are you involved in providing food & essential aid?
Delivery drivers are really needed so that’s what we do.

Are there any stories you can share?
We are very aware that connecting with a food bank is a very difficult thing to do for most people, so humility is a massive part. We always smile but it is up to the people we deliver to engage. Sometimes you can just see the devastation on people’s faces… We need to highlight to people how much need there is.

How would you sum up what Mutual Aid Food Willesden does?
From what we understand it was set up within 24 hours and it is a fantastic resource and we didn’t realise how many people need food banks at this time. It really does put things in perspective. Were the foodbanks so overwhelmed that people are not like thank god for another outlet or has the need increased? It is likely to get worse too…

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Success story

Ocado customers understand that food banks & essential aid organisations like Mutual Aid Food Willesden are under more pressure now than ever before, and they’re doing all they can to support them. Ocado customers have been so generous in donating over £1m to the 'You Give We Give' scheme, which Ocado matched to donate to food banks and other social enterprises in food or cash. As a result, Mutual Aid Food Willesden has received a wonderful surprise donation of £5,000 which makes such a difference. We are extremely grateful to all the Ocado customers who have made this possible, and to Ocado for matching their donations. Thank you so very much 🙏

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Heartfelt thanks

We are always touched to receive messages of thanks from our food & essential aid parcel recipients:

"Hello, just saying many thanks for some shopping that I received on Friday. It was very much appreciated, may God bless you. 🙏🌹👍"

Help us today

Monetary Donation - please donate whatever you can. Every penny counts!

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Enter our raffle - all revenue from ticket sales will go towards MAFW.

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Food Donation: You can leave food donations in the yellow wheelie bin outside the Pakistan Community Centre, Marley Walk, London NW2 4PU between 9am - 6pm. The centre is open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 12-6pm and Tuesdays & Thursdays 3-6pm.

Get in touch: Feel free to email or call us.

EMAIL: MutualAidFoodWillesden@gmail.com TEL: 020 8050 2867

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