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Resurrected Bites is bringing two fundraising events to Harrogate in June.
The first, a performance by choir group Eurythmia Ensemble, will be held on June 8 and will start at 7.30pm at St Mark’s Church. Harrogate and District Soroptimists, which provides Resurrected Bites with fundraising and volunteer support, is holding the event.
Val Hills, former president of the organisation and café volunteer, said:
The choir has an excellent reputation, and we are really looking forward to listening to them in the beautiful setting that St Mark’s Church offers.
Tickets for the performance are available now from Summer of Song Tickets, St Mark’s Church, Harrogate | TryBooking United Kingdom and all proceeds go to Resurrected Bites.
A family fun day is then set to take place on June 23, between 10am and 6pm at Harrogate Rugby Club. The event will cater for all ages and entry will be free.
Jade Archer, the Resurrected Bites volunteer running the event, said:
We are excited to be offering a bouncy castle, fair rides, food stalls, crafts and live performances. We are extremely grateful that the fun day is being sponsored by Verity Frearson and hopefully the Verity Frearson Bear will be joining us.
Resurrected Bites is a local charity that operates community cafés and offers community groceries using good-quality food surplus. This is made possible by the efforts of multiple teams of volunteers who collect food from local businesses, conduct quality control of the food, and deliver it to the pay-as-you-feel community cafés in Harrogate, Killinghall and Knaresborough.
Michelle Hayes, CEO of Resurrected Bites, said:
We are so grateful to all of the people who are working hard to support our organisation with fundraisers. We couldn’t keep operating without the support of our community. We recently received a cheque for a whopping £1,640 from Laura Dudley of Painting Pots Knaresborough who had organised The Great Knaresborough Bunny Hunt to support three local charities.
Around 7 metric tonnes of food are processed every month at its warehouse on Hornbeam Park which would have otherwise become food waste. Last year, 8,000 café covers were served, and 6,500 community grocery food shops were completed.
But Michelle said that fundraising events were essential to the organisation’s future as it faces a monthly deficit of around £10,000.
She added:
Our financial situation is worrying and so if anyone else would like to help to keep Resurrected Bites running, please email Sarah admin@resurrectedbites.co.uk and she can let you know all of the ways that you could help.
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