You are invited to join us for lunch (soup of course!) and hear pitches from local people with big ideas for making a difference in our community.
The formula is simple: 5 x 5 x 5 - Buy a £5 ticket - Hear pitches of no-more than 5 minutes in length - Dig a bit deeper with 5 questions from the audience. Once all the pitches have been made, lunch will be served and audience members can discuss the ideas they’ve heard - which one will make the most impact? which is the most exciting? which do we want to support the most? Then we vote! The winning pitch will receive all the ticket money from today’s event to turn their idea into a reality.
“When local people invest in the enthusiasm of others, making a positive difference becomes so much easier.” - Steve Kemp, CompassionateLincoln.
The Big Soup is organised by CompassionateLincoln - a campaign to encourage community-led action in response to the challenges our city faces: https://vimeo.com/171755688
If you have a project for which you would like support please
e-mail compassionatelincoln@gmail.com
The Big Soup will be held at Lincoln Drill Hall from 11.30 until 13.00 on 16 June. If you would like to come along and vote, follow this link to tickets.
We are hugely grateful to Cafe Shanti for providing the soup, to Lincoln Drill Hall for providing the venue and for The Lincolnite for sponsoring the event.
A campaign to encourage compassionate, community-led responses to social issues and challenges which affect our city of Lincoln.
Monday, June 4, 2018
Tuesday, May 15, 2018
Thank you
The collection on 12 May was met by a fabulous response by the people of Lincoln.
We filled two vans and a mini with good quality items so needed by those desperate in Syria. The items brought included some Moses baskets, since, amid all the horror, life goes on.
The donations will go to Samara’s Aid Appeal, a charity that works with local people on the ground in Syria to deliver clothing and aid to the most vulnerable people in Syria. There are 27.4 million people in need of humanitarian help in Syria, Iraq and Lebanon. Babies, children and vulnerable adults are dying each winter because they cannot keep warm.
The items are to be sent to a town which has recently been freed from ISIS control.
So far Samara’s Aid has clothed over quarter of a million people in the Middle East.
Thank you for making such a big difference!
We filled two vans and a mini with good quality items so needed by those desperate in Syria. The items brought included some Moses baskets, since, amid all the horror, life goes on.
The donations will go to Samara’s Aid Appeal, a charity that works with local people on the ground in Syria to deliver clothing and aid to the most vulnerable people in Syria. There are 27.4 million people in need of humanitarian help in Syria, Iraq and Lebanon. Babies, children and vulnerable adults are dying each winter because they cannot keep warm.
The items are to be sent to a town which has recently been freed from ISIS control.
So far Samara’s Aid has clothed over quarter of a million people in the Middle East.
Thank you for making such a big difference!
Wednesday, May 9, 2018
Collection 12 May 2018
On Saturday, May 12, Compassionate Lincoln are holding a collection day for refugees in Syria.
The donations will go to Samara’s Aid Appeal, a charity that works with local people on the ground in Syria to deliver clothing and aid to the most vulnerable people in Syria. There are 27.4 million people in need of humanitarian help in Syria, Iraq and Lebanon. Babies, children and vulnerable adults are dying each winter because they cannot keep warm.
The items collected on the day are to be sent to a town which has recently been freed from ISIS control.
Here is a list of items we’re collecting:
- ALL SEASON CLOTHES, (adult, child & baby) in immaculate condition
- NEW UNDERWEAR (no used), with tags or in packaging
- SHOES & BOOTS (polished) in immaculate condition
- Blankets, sleeping bags, sheets & towels in immaculate condition
- Duvets only if like new with no marks or stains
- Moses baskets and baby bedding
- Disposable nappies, sanitary towels & incontinence pads
- Soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes (unopened)
The collection will being held at Bishop Grosseteste University car park from 8:30am until 3:00pm.
Collection-organiser, Holly Furness said: “We know that there are lots of people in the city who continue to be really concerned about the refugee crisis and know that just because it isn’t on the news every day, the need hasn’t gone away.
“This collection is a really practical way of sending love and support to refugees and the charities working to support them so if people are able to donate the items we’re collecting it will be really gratefully received.”
So far Samara’s Aid has clothed over quarter of a million people in the Middle East. Thank you for making such a big difference!
Phil Hamlyn Williams added, "'new and like new' is really important. Refugees are just like you and me as I discovered on Lesvos.
http://www.samarasaidappeal.org/.
facebook/compassionatelincoln
The donations will go to Samara’s Aid Appeal, a charity that works with local people on the ground in Syria to deliver clothing and aid to the most vulnerable people in Syria. There are 27.4 million people in need of humanitarian help in Syria, Iraq and Lebanon. Babies, children and vulnerable adults are dying each winter because they cannot keep warm.
The items collected on the day are to be sent to a town which has recently been freed from ISIS control.
Here is a list of items we’re collecting:
- ALL SEASON CLOTHES, (adult, child & baby) in immaculate condition
- NEW UNDERWEAR (no used), with tags or in packaging
- SHOES & BOOTS (polished) in immaculate condition
- Blankets, sleeping bags, sheets & towels in immaculate condition
- Duvets only if like new with no marks or stains
- Moses baskets and baby bedding
- Disposable nappies, sanitary towels & incontinence pads
- Soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes (unopened)
The collection will being held at Bishop Grosseteste University car park from 8:30am until 3:00pm.
Collection-organiser, Holly Furness said: “We know that there are lots of people in the city who continue to be really concerned about the refugee crisis and know that just because it isn’t on the news every day, the need hasn’t gone away.
“This collection is a really practical way of sending love and support to refugees and the charities working to support them so if people are able to donate the items we’re collecting it will be really gratefully received.”
So far Samara’s Aid has clothed over quarter of a million people in the Middle East. Thank you for making such a big difference!
Phil Hamlyn Williams added, "'new and like new' is really important. Refugees are just like you and me as I discovered on Lesvos.
http://www.samarasaidappeal.org/.
facebook/compassionatelincoln
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