117- new shoes for refugees - April 2023

 



We are pleased to be able to tell you about donation 117.


This donation of £500 goes to the ‘Garage Free Stall’ set up by Tracy who lives in Sheffield near a hotel that houses refugees. Our donation has bought some new shoes and underwear for the refugees who find themselves housed at the hotel with very few possessions and clothing and a long wait between arriving and getting settlement status /or otherwise and receiving the right benefits. 


Tracy and the other volunteers are doing an incredible job collecting donations and then each week Tracy has a stall in her garage where refugees can come and choose essential items they might need. Underwear and decent, well fitting weatherproof shoes are in short supply so we were very happy to step in and help fund this, standing alongside the Muslim Council for Britain, local Churches, Scouts and others who have also donated to the ‘garage free stall’ to help those who have arrived here with so few clothes and essentials.   Their Facebook group is https://www.facebook.com/groups/3278292662488104/?ref=share if you want to find out more.


Tracy messaged us to say:


All of the ladies said thank you so many times for helping their families - I said I would pass on their thanks to your group . 

The one lady came this morning with that drawing her daughter made for me for helping them 

They know that the 500 together got them all the wonderful shoes but wanted to say thank you to me for taking them 





It is so heartwarming and inspiring that there are people out there like Tracy, who are taking the time to look out for these refugees and do what they can to help them and welcome them to Sheffield.  Thank you so much to our member for telling us about the Garage Free Stall and asking if we could help out.


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