Last week Kent Hospitality’s Housekeeping Team visited local homeless charity Catching Lives to donate remaining food items that been left by students.

Following the early departure of students from their on-campus accommodation earlier this year, Kent Hospitality’s Housekeeping Team had been making weekly donations of food items left behind to Kent Union’s campus Food Bank. As the need for new items at the Union’s Food Bank decreased question remained over where remaining items could be donated.

‘We didn’t want to throw anything away that could still be used, so we didn’t hesitate to look locally and donate the food items to Catching Lives in Canterbury, who we had raised money for before. We knew it would be put to good use and they were delighted to have this bought to them’ said Becky Verlin, Housekeeping Manager.

In addition to sharing the news about the recipients of the food donations Becky also wished to express thanks, continuing ‘It’s meant a great deal to all the housekeeping team that we have been able to support others during this time and so we also just want to take a moment to thank all the staff and students. Without their co-operation, understanding and support we wouldn’t have been able to help so many people.’