A charity providing hot meals and a warm space for vulnerable and isolated people will upgrade its kitchen equipment following a grant from a local estate agent.
Kate’s Kitchen provides a cafe facility and meals on wheels provision to the people of Annan, as well as being an information and advice support hub offering arts and crafts and gardening activities.
The charity will be able to offer improved services to local people over the festive period after being a recipient of Fine & Country Foundation’s Autumn Grant Programme.
Hannah Sykes (left) and Harriet Reid (right), of Fine & Country South Scotland, present Helen McAnespie (centre), the manager of Kate’s Kitchen, with a cheque.
Kate’s Kitchen was nominated for the grant by Fine & Country’s South Scotland branch.
Helen McAnespie, the manager of Kate’s Kitchen, said: “Everyone at Kate’s Kitchen is delighted with the news of the recent donation of £750 from the Fine & Country Foundation as this will support our efforts in getting new kitchen equipment for the project in the new year.
“Support of this kind really does go such a long way in supporting small charities like Kate’s Kitchen. Times are difficult for some people in the current financial climate and we are really grateful for this support so that we can continue to help as many local people as possible.
“We look forward to working with Fine & Country South Scotland in the coming months.”
Kate’s Kitchen was nominated by Fine & Country South Scotland for the vital work the charity plays in uniting the local community and providing key services to vulnerable and isolated individuals.
Harriet Reid, the branch’s Head of Sales, said: “The work Kate’s Kitchen carries out is amazing and is a lifeline to so many people living in the areas we operate in. We are delighted to support this brilliant cause, and we are planning further fundraising activities in the coming months.”
The grant from Fine & Country Foundation was a continuation of the global estate agents’ campaign to reduce homelessness and poverty across the UK.
The Foundation recently celebrated raising a combined total of £1m in the past decade across all its sites in the UK.
Fine & Country South Scotland, which offers premium properties for sale or rent across Dumfries & Galloway and the Scottish Borders, donates a percentage of each completion fee to the Foundation.
