On the weekend of November 29-30, the Kindred Creativity Club is hosting an auction to raise funds for  The Trussell Trust - A UK anti-poverty charity and community of food banks.

Food banks in the Trussell community distributed 2.9 million emergency food parcels in the past 12 months – equivalent to one parcel every 11 seconds. (source)

In the UK (2023/24), 7.5 million people experienced food poverty and 2.89 million food parcels were distributed by The Trussell Trust, its highest number yet. Record food bank use coincides with the rising cost of living, particularly affecting disabled people, renters, and households with children. While Trussell provides a significant portion of food aid, other independent food banks also operate across the UK, with their numbers rising during the pandemic. (sources: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4)

To help raise as much money for The Trussell Trust as possible, The Kindred Creativity Club would like to offer some enticing prizes. KCC Founder and author Clare Dugmore will be donating signed copies of her books, but she is also seeking prize donations from the creative community at large.

Prizes could include products (i.e books, handmade items), services (book edits/ proofreads, book covers) or anything else you feel is appropriate (gift cards etc.) 

If you're able to donate to the Charity Auction, please fill out the form below. If you aren't able to donate, please consider either attending the auction and bidding on one of the fabulous prizes, or donating directly to The Trussell Trust via their website. (https://www.trussell.org.uk/)

Any comments, questions or concerns can be directed to claredugmore@gmail.com

The form for accepting donations will close on October 31st, and I will announce the list of prizes on offer in early November, and promote the upcoming auction throughout the month.