The Great Sunday Lunch - 19 October 2008
Whether it’s the traditional roast or a light bite, it’s hard to beat a good Sunday Lunch.Unless it’s a Sunday Lunch that will directly improve the lives of older people this winter.
Age Concern Hammersmith and Fulham invites you to get involved in its Great Sunday Lunch Campaign. On 19th October we’re asking people to have Sunday Lunch with family and friends to help raise money to help our older people. The Great Sunday Lunch aims to highlight the issue of social isolation for older people in our community for whom Sunday Lunch can often be a difficult and lonely time, and we welcome your support.
Whatever you do and whatever the sizes of your Sunday Lunch remember every single penny raised will help make a big difference to the lives of people older people.
For more information contact Dawn on 020-7386-9085, Age Concern Hammersmith and Fulham, 105 Greyhound Road, London W6 8NJ
Sunday Lunch Fundraising Campaign
Sunday is traditionally the day that families and friends sit to enjoy lunch and spend time together. But for 1 in 3 elderly living alone in the UK, Sunday can be the most isolated day of the week. That's why I am hoping that families will sit down on Sunday 19th October to raise a fork and funds to help Age Concern Hammersmith and Fulham (ACHF) continue to run their Lunch clubs and Resource Centre to provide food and bring friends together.
Why we need your help
Despite ACHF’s success in providing a broad range of support and services to older people, the external funding environment is challenging and competitive. Disturbingly government and local authority funding that has been available to us is being reduced and the reality is that unless the money is found from somewhere, Age Concern Hammersmith and Fulham will have to help fewer old people – a situation that staff and Trustee at Age Concern are keen to avoid.
How can you support us?
ACHF invites you to get involved in its Great Sunday Lunch Campaign. On 19th October we’re asking people, organisations and businesses in Hammersmith and Fulham to have Sunday Lunch with family and friends to help raise money to help our older people. The Great Sunday Lunch aims to highlight the issue of social isolation for older people in our community for whom Sunday Lunch can often be a difficult and lonely time, and we welcome your support.
Churches/Community Groups
• Gather groups in your Church Hall/ Community Centre, have a lunch, and donate a sum per head to Age Concern
Individuals
• Make your Sunday Lunch at home and send a donation to Age Concern
• Invite friends and family over for a meal and donate a price per head
Of course we welcome all individuals to participate in the Great Sunday Lunch. Should you wish to take part without registering, simply hold your lunch and send your donation to:
Age Concern Hammersmith and Fulham
105 Greyhound Road
London W6 8NJ
Businesses
• Hold a lunch on a particular day during The Great Sunday Lunch week and ask your employees to donate the cost of their lunch to Age Concern Hammersmith and Fulham.
Hotels/Restaurants
• Donate £2 per head for everyone who eats a Lunch during the Great Sunday Lunch week
If you are interested in participating in the Great Sunday Lunch Campaign telephone
020-7386- 9085 and we will send you an information pack. If you want any additional information or you’d like to talk through your other fundraising ideas with someone then we would be delighted to help.
However you decide to raise money for ACHF, we hope that you have fun in the process and we look forward to hearing from you.
Yours sincerely
Dawn Stephenson
Chief Executive