OUR COMMUNITY KITCHEN
- Unfortunately, OCK will have to say goodbye to Heidi, a very special member of their team. Heidi joined the team just before the pandemic started and has worked hard cooking the meals for the OCK participants and people in our local community over the last couple of years. This puts OCK in the position of recruiting for Heidi's position, interviewing chefs and offering them the opportunity to demonstrate the quality of their food by preparing and cooking a meal for everyone around the table and OCK volunteers.
- OCK's 900 kindness cards are currently being distributed among local schools, encouraging the kids to write positive messages. These Christmas themed cards will be sent out to care-homes, day centres, hospitals and local GP's to spread joy.
- OCK recently collaborated with local festival organisers Haddstock by running a community café to support their very busy Christmas Fayre on 27th November. OCK Volunteers, staff team and local supporters made delicious home baking to sell and they raised £527.20, which will help massively towards their work.
- The charity devised plans for 2022. They will look to offer an afternoon tea service to the local community in order to raise funds for Our Community Kitchen.
- Looking ahead to Christmas Our Community Kitchen plan to open Christmas day for those who would otherwise be alone at Christmas. OCK will provide Christmas food for 35 members. The menu offers an option of 2 starters, 2 mains and 2 desserts. Singing carols, listening to Christmas music, enjoying their meal and maybe dancing are all planned for Christmas day.
- Knightfever dance school have very kindly offered to contribute to the hamper gifts for the participants joining around the table along with Haddington fine wines, who will be gifting wine to members to go with their lunch. Volunteers will also be donating Christmas cakes, hand made chocolates, puddings and mince pies
- Wee red upcycles will be facilitating a session with the volunteers from OCK to create table decorations through learning the craft of upcycling.
- Frozen meals will also be delivered this Christmas to those unable to join around the table.
- OCK await 2022 to begin their growing season again in the garden, encouraging individuals to learn how to grow and cook outside with the produce This is expected to be beginning towards the end of March 2022.