Canterbury’s student volunteers joined forces to raise £227.53 for Catching Lives.

A 30 strong team of student volunteers set up stall in Whitefriars to help raise awareness and money for the Catching Lives through their big collaborative event: Soup, Voices and Woollies.

Volunteers from the University of Kent, Canterbury Christ Church University and Canterbury College took time out from their studies to serve up soup to passers-by in exchange for donations, organised bucket collections, distributed woolly scarves and dished out soup to Canterbury’s homeless to warm them in the wintery weather.

The event was held in support of Student Volunteering Week, a national campaign to encourage and inspire students to volunteer. All funds raised will be donated to Catching Lives, an independent, local charity dedicated to supporting the homeless and vulnerably housed in and around Canterbury.

Kent Union volunteer Daniella Marxheka says: “I got involved in the event to help the homeless and to give back to the community.”

Kent Union Volunteer Projects Co-ordinator Tom Abbott says: “It was great to work in collaboration with Canterbury Christ Church University and Canterbury College to raise money for Catching Lives. We hope that together we can make a real difference in the local community, and that we can continue to inspire students to volunteer.”