Bexhill company, Hastings Direct, fundraising for small charities through coronavirus pandemic

Hastings Direct is making an initial amount of £50,000 available to support smaller charities in Bexhill and Leicester through the coronavirus pandemic.
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The scheme aims to help the most vulnerable in the community via food hamper provisions and through a community grant fund for local charities that colleagues would like the company to support.

In Bexhill, Hastings Direct will be raising money for Dom’s Food Mission to support its work.

More than £10,000 will be available via Just Giving.

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Hastings Direct has kicked this off with a £2,500 donation for each charity and its colleagues have been invited to additionally donate as and where they can, along with any contributions from the public.

The company will then match contributions up to a further £2,500 for each charity.

Up to £40,000 has been made available for any local charities that are helping communities with coronavirus-related projects and schemes.

The Hastings Direct Covid-19 Community Grant Scheme gives local charities within a 20-mile radius of Conquest House (Hastings Direct’s head office in Collington, near Bexhill) the opportunity to apply for a grant.

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The applicant must be a registered charity. To apply or for further information, email [email protected].

Dom Warren, founder of Dom’s Food Mission, said: “We are thrilled to be receiving this ongoing financial support from Hastings Direct to help keep our work going in our communities at this very difficult time.

“Since the coronavirus outbreak we have seen an increase in emergency food packages for families, NHS workers, the elderly and vulnerable as well as extra support for refuges and care homes, with those needing food increasing from 5,000 to around 6,000 mouths a month.

“Groups and individuals are increasingly feeling desperate and alone and I’m proud of the lifeline Dom’s Food Mission can provide.”

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Toby van der Meer, Hastings Direct chief executive officer, said: “We’re proud of our ongoing commitment to our local communities and the invaluable work they do.

“Over the past few weeks we have introduced a number of extraordinary measures to ensure that we keep colleagues safe and support our customers, especially NHS and frontline healthcare workers so we want to be there for our communities too.

“We hope our commitment and this support will allow charities and good causes to continue to help those in need at this difficult time.”

To support Dom’s Food Mission, visit www.justgiving.com/fundraising/hd-domsfoodmission.

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