The Ely Community Lunches team are gearing up for yet another Christmas Day Lunch and delivery of Christmas meals for those who may be lonely or needing support this Festive Season, and asking for help from the local community.
They are asking if you can donate by sponsoring a Christmas Lunch for someone, or by volunteering in one of the many ways available this year. Ely Community Lunches is a charity that puts on catering events in the City for those who are in need. Last Christmas they provided a sit down three course lunch and a present for ninety people in two venues in the City and delivered eighty meals and gifts to people at home alone.
This year they will be welcoming people at The Lighthouse and Ely Methodist Church on Christmas Day for sit down meals for up to seventy people who might otherwise be alone or in need.
On Christmas Eve our volunteers will be out and about delivering meals to people in the City and neighbouring villages. Johanna Partridge, from Ely Community Lunches said “As you can imagine that takes a lot of drivers on Christmas Eve to get the lunch packs and gifts safely to people’s homes”.
Tickets for the Christmas Day lunch cost only £10 but for those who may not be able to manage this, please contact the team by phone or email and they will be happy to help you.
If you feel you can help with a donation for a meal or a couple of hours of your time, please contact members of the team via this link: https://donate.stripe.com/8wM4jWabl5ve9eE8ww
If you would like to book a Christmas lunch, either for yourself or someone you know who would benefit, please go to https://www.tickettailor.com/events/elycommunitylunches
Donations can be made in person at Ely Cathedral or at The Lighthouse at 13 Lynn Road, Ely. The team can be contacted directly on 01353 662228 (option 2) or by email: events@elycommunitylunches.com. Deadline for tickets is December 18th unless previously sold out.