A London basketball game raised £5,000 for a charity helping to tackle food poverty.
The London Lions hosted Montenegro’s Budućnost Voli at the Ovo Arena Wembley in the EuroCup league match on Tuesday night.
The basketball team collaborated with City Harvest, an Acton-based food charity, which supports families living in poverty.
Ticket prices were waived and replaced with a minimum donation of £1.
For every £1 donated, City Harvest says it can provide four meals.
The charity supplies refugees, vulnerable people and other local community groups with food pacels.
It also provides help to local children centres with food banks resources to try and tackle increasing child food poverty rates.
Figures from this years JRF UK poverty report found that London has the highest poverty rate, currently standing at 27%.
Tenure mix and high cost of housing are contributing factors, the study said.
56% of children in Tower Hamlets fall under the child poverty line.
Sam Dekker says “playing ball and changing lives for the better is what it’s all about.”
Although walking away with a loss, Sam Dekker said that raising money for families is the main priority.
‘If we can make a difference through sport and bring people together, that’s all you can ask for.’
Head of communications at City Harvest, Fiona Hollis says that demand for food banks has continued after the pandemic.
‘The pandemic created an unnatural situation where people all of a sudden became reliant on food banks. Suddenly our day-to-day food demand tripled. We thought that would drop off after lockdown but instead it plateaued. And now, since April, its got worse.’
The food charity are also aware that they are having to support local communities where authorities are not.
‘It’s bad the government are relying on food banks and human kindness to look after things. But everywhere is in crisis mode. It’s hard to say which demands are more deserving.’
London Lions are encouraging more teams and sports to help their communities through charity matches. They say they attract larger crowds with the low cost of a donation, whilst also helping a great cause.
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StandfirstThe London Lions played a basketball match on Tuesday night that raised £5,000 for City Harvest, a food bank charity.
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HeadlineA Charity basketball game provides 20,000 meals for children
Short HeadlineBasketball game feeds thousands
StandfirstThe London Lions played a basketball match on Tuesday night that raised £5,000 for City Harvest, a food bank charity.
A London basketball game raised £5,000 for a charity helping to tackle food poverty.
The London Lions hosted Montenegro’s Budućnost VOLI at OVO Arena Wembley in the EuroCup league match on Tuesday night.
The basketball team collaborated with City Harvest, a London based food charity based in Acton, who supports families who live in poverty.
Ticket prices were waved and replaced with a minimum donation of £1.
For every £1 donated, City Harvest is able to provide four meals. The charity supplies refugees, vulnerable people and other local community groups with food supplies.
They also provide help local children centres with food banks resources to try and tackle increasing child food poverty rates.
Figures from this years JRF UK poverty report found that ‘London has the highest poverty rate at 27%. With tenure mix and high cost of housing a significant driver of poverty.’
56% of children in Tower Hamlets fall under the child poverty line.
Sam Dekker says ‘playing ball and changing lives for the better is what it’s all about.’
Although walking away with a loss, Sam Dekker said that raising money for families is the main priority.
‘If we can make a difference through sport and bring people together, that’s all you can ask for.’
Head of communications at City Harvest, Fiona Hollis says that demand for food banks has continued after the pandemic.
‘The pandemic created an unnatural situation where people all of a sudden became reliant on food banks. Suddenly our day-to-day food demand tripled. We thought that would drop off after lockdown but instead it plateaued. And now, since April, its got worse.’
The food charity are also aware that they are having to support local communities where authorities are not.
‘It’s bad the government are relying on food banks and human kindness to look after things. But everywhere is in crisis mode. It’s hard to say which demands are more deserving.’
London Lions are encouraging more teams and sports to help their communities through charity matches. They say they attract larger crowds with the low cost of a donation, whilst also helping a great cause.
A London basketball game raised £5,000 for a charity helping to tackle food poverty.
The London Lions hosted Montenegro’s Budućnost Voli at the Ovo Arena Wembley in the EuroCup league match on Tuesday night.
The basketball team collaborated with City Harvest, an Acton-based food charity, which supports families living in poverty.
Ticket prices were waived and replaced with a minimum donation of £1.
For every £1 donated, City Harvest says it can provide four meals.
The charity supplies refugees, vulnerable people and other local community groups with food pacels.
It also provides help to local children centres with food banks resources to try and tackle increasing child food poverty rates.
Figures from this years JRF UK poverty report found that London has the highest poverty rate, currently standing at 27%.
Tenure mix and high cost of housing are contributing factors, the study said.
56% of children in Tower Hamlets fall under the child poverty line.
Sam Dekker says “playing ball and changing lives for the better is what it’s all about.”
Although walking away with a loss, Sam Dekker said that raising money for families is the main priority.
‘If we can make a difference through sport and bring people together, that’s all you can ask for.’
Head of communications at City Harvest, Fiona Hollis says that demand for food banks has continued after the pandemic.
‘The pandemic created an unnatural situation where people all of a sudden became reliant on food banks. Suddenly our day-to-day food demand tripled. We thought that would drop off after lockdown but instead it plateaued. And now, since April, its got worse.’
The food charity are also aware that they are having to support local communities where authorities are not.
‘It’s bad the government are relying on food banks and human kindness to look after things. But everywhere is in crisis mode. It’s hard to say which demands are more deserving.’
London Lions are encouraging more teams and sports to help their communities through charity matches. They say they attract larger crowds with the low cost of a donation, whilst also helping a great cause.
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