Medway Student Services would like to ask for your support again this year for The Open House Project Christmas Appeal by donating items of food, non-perishable goods and Christmas treats to help those in need over the Christmas period.

Collection point: Gillingham Building room G0-05
In Canterbury, please take your items to Student Support & Wellbeing Reception where they can be kept for Lynne to collect when in Canterbury on Thursday 17 December.

The Open House Project is a drop in centre for those people in our community living alone or who are homeless. It is located in the Quaker Meeting House Rochester and is open every Saturday 14.00 – 16.00, when other local support agencies are closed. They aim to provide food, shelter and companionship in a peaceful and friendly environment.

They will be opening over the Christmas Holiday period. The project is run by local volunteers who come from a variety of backgrounds; interested individuals, local churches and secular groups – a true community project.

Donations of food such as biscuits, cakes, Christmas food treats and other non-perishable goods with long sell by dates including toiletries and Christmas items would be much appreciated. Donating basics such as sugar, pickle, tinned meats, tinned soups etc means they can use any cash donations to pay for rent rather than buying these items weekly.

Please bring donations to Lynne, Theresa or Sarah in G0-05 between now and Friday 18 December (Thursday 17 December at SS&W Reception for Canterbury). That is only two weeks away, so please rummage through your cupboards at home to provide any items you can spare, or if you are willing to purchase an extra item when you do your shopping this weekend and bring these in, it would be very much appreciated.