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By ECO Edlington Community Organisation
Supporting people throughout and beyond the pandemic with essential food needs and preventing food from going into landfill - filling bellies not bins !
Edlington Community Organisation hold a pay as you feel community market every Friday at Yorkshire Main Community Centre for residents to come along and grab essential food items for a small recommended donation.Food varies from week to week and contains a range of cupboard staples and fresh fruit & veg. In addition to our food we also have a range of other household essentials and a host of free items courtesy of The Hygiene Bank Doncaster, IKEA and our local supermarkets to help stretch the household budget and ease the pressure on struggling households whilst reducing food waste. Our community cafe is also open for lite bites and our table tops offer a variety of bargains for all ages. With support from Spacehive we can cover the overhead costs associated with our market such as venue hire, van running costs to intercept food and a contingency budget to purchase food in the event of a shortage from our suppliers.
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Why it's a great idea:
Our whole community will benefit from our project, particularly those who are vulnerable and down on their luck as a result of COVID-19. Everyone falls on hard times and needs a little bit of hope, so if you are visiting the market because of immediate food and essential needs, browsing our jumble sale or visiting our cafe we have something for everyone - especially a huge smile and welcoming arms into our community centre ! Working with Fareshare Yorkshire, IKEA, Morrisons and Tesco's we are reducing food waste and filling hungry bellies whilst bringing people together within the community. Our team is also on hand every Friday to signpost people to other support services and tell you about other community activities that you could get involved with.
Steps to get it done:
Edlington Community Organisation (ECO) is a small charity in heart of Edlington. With a small team of paid staff and an army of volunteers we work tiresly to regenerate Edlington and surrounding areas within Doncaster, providing services to improve the quality of life for all, by creating big impacts with littles budgets, with some of our projects a little quirky and alternative.
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Location New Edlington
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Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
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How will the money be spent?Total £82,948
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Total £82,948
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VolunteerEdlington Community Organisation (ECO) was formed by a broad section of community representatives and residents in 2000 who wanted to make a difference and create a voice for our community. Originally based in a porta cabin, we secured office space in the early 2000’s and later relocated to Yorkshire Main Community Centre in 2010 to serve our community in a more predominant location within Edlington, creating a central hub accessible to anyone, with a mission to improve and regenerate Edlington and its surrounding areas to make it a better place to live for all generations present and yet to come.
ECO is a charity and company limited by guarantee with a volunteer board of trustees. Our day to day operations are managed by Sam who has been part of the organisation for over 17 years and her dedication has been recognised with a Queen’s Honours Award, with an MBE for her services to the community. Sam is supported by a team of paid staff, an army of 70+ volunteers and referred to as the “Mother Ship”, ECO make’s people feel less “ALIENated”. Creating big impacts with little budgets:
• 7 day calendar including craft clubs, dancing, gymnastics, brownies, quiz clubs, exercise, jumble sales, martial arts, music clubs, playgroup and a community choir call “an aCHOIRed Taste”.
• Free breakfast and after school club, youth club and exclusion support.
• Befriending service, independent food bank, community cupboard and pay as you feel community market.
• Slipper Swaps, Winter Wellbeing, Fuel Poverty and Period Poverty projects.
• Annual events including teddy bear’s picnic, Edlo by the sea, Santa’s grotto and Edlington Christmas market, seasonal dinners, bus trips and charity fundraisers.
• Employment support, advice surgeries & signposting.
• Volunteer placements
ECO has achieved over 1 million pounds in funding and contracts to provide essential community services since its formation and has received 16 awards since 2014 including: A BBC Radio Sheffield Community Champion Award, 7 St Leger Tenants Choice Award, an Efficiency North Community Initative Award, A Doncaster Free Press Pride Award, Doncaster CVS Champion Awards and a Lions International Outstanding Support Award.
Project Owner: ECO Edlington Community Organisation The Project Owner takes legal responsibility for receiving and spending the funds raised and ensuring the project is delivered.
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