A North East charity which tackles homelessness will be given a funding boost by a local train operator as it celebrates its second birthday.
Newcastle-based train operator Lumo is set to fundraise and spread awareness of homeless charity The People's Kitchen from October 25-26, which provides meals, necessities and a "friendly face" to people across the city.
Over two days, the staff of the electric train provider will raise awareness of People’s Kitchen on the platform of Newcastle Station and on its social media feeds as part of its birthday celebrations.
Contactless fundraising will also take place on each journey, meaning Lumo will bring the message to over 7,000 passengers.
Maggie Pavlou, Trustee of People’s Kitchen said: “We’re thrilled that Lumo has chosen to celebrate its second birthday with a focus on our charity. We see every day how important People’s Kitchen is to the most vulnerable in Newcastle, and any support for our vital service is hugely appreciated.
“It was great to welcome the Lumo team to our facilities this week, with Martijn getting his sleeves rolled up in our kitchen. We’d like to thank Lumo for choosing our charity as a partner for the last year and helping us drive change and raise awareness of homelessness throughout Newcastle and beyond.”
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Martijn Gilbert, Managing Director of Lumo, said: “We saw the opportunity to use our second anniversary to celebrate the vital work People’s Kitchen do. We bring tens of thousands of people home to Newcastle every month, but rarely do we stop to think about those without a home to go to.
“People’s Kitchen rely on donations to survive so we hope our passengers will contribute to a fantastic cause.
“People’s Kitchen provides crucial services to the most vulnerable people in our home city. We believe everyone should be treated with respect and dignity. We feel it’s appropriate, given the stark figures on homelessness in Newcastle, that we work with our colleagues and customers to raise funds, rather than celebrate our own success.”
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