The Open Door Centre
St Alban's Road. High Barnet. EN5 4LA
Charity Reg: 1141414
The Trustees are pleased to report that lunches continue to be prepared in the
Open Door Centre and delivered free of charge to vulnerable people in our community three days a week.
In the first six weeks 323 lunches were delivered to more than 40 people.
We are delighted to be working in partnership with Hope Corner to deliver these lunches.
The Trustees are really grateful to those who have already made very generous donations towards the food and overhead costs of this service. They would particularly like to thank the Barnet Community Response Fund*, Puddenecks**, Samaritans Purse*** and Underhill Baptist Church.
If you would like to make a donation to help underwrite the cost of this new lunch delivery service, you can do so in one of the following ways:
. 1. Cheque, payable to the John Trotter Trust
(please post to: The Treasurer, John Trotter Trust, 6 Neville Close, Potters Bar EN6 2AG)
2. Bank transfer - Acc Name: John Trotter Trust. Sort Code: 20-95-61 Acc No: 10753653
3. Online donation - follow the link below:
https://www.goldengiving.com/secure/donation/barnet-open-door-centre
* Barnet Community Fund is a borough wide Community fund set up for Community and Charity groups operating within the London Borough of Barnet. LB Barnet will match give (up to £25k) donations made to the fund.
** Puddenecks Club was formed in 1958 by a group of local businessmen to raise money and organise events and help for elderly people.
*** The Samaritans Purse pledge is from scheme specially set up by them to respond to the Coronavirus pandemic.
Thank you and stay safe
For information about our Christ Church Food bank at CCB please click here
If you, or someone you know, is self-isolating and needs practical support (e.g. food, medicine) and you live in the EN5 or EN4 area or if you need pastoral help then please contact the Christ Church office on 020 8449 0832
David Parry
Chairman of John Trotter Trust
23rd May 2020
