1. The Devon & Cornwall Food Association Ltd (DCFA)
NEWSLETTER
April - May 2011
Spare Food is Share Food!
7 Whimple Street, Plymouth, Devon PL1 2DH Mobile: 07745819828 (text only) Email: saudigeoff@yahoo.co.uk Website: http://dcfa.webs.com
FOREWORD BY THE CHAIR EDITORIAL COMMENT
Dear Friends and Supporters,
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Yes! We did start trading on Wednesday, 23 February 2011
I NTERNET Links. If you’re reading this on-line and come
across words with blue lettering that are underlined, then
you can click on these links and be taken directly to another
with short-date milk and about ten local organisations have site for more information on that particular topic. Put your
signed up to receive this. Teething problems are being cursor over the link, hold down the Control (Ctrl) Key and
resolved and with our Volunteers overseeing this, we’re click! Ed.
pleased to report that all seems to be going well!
In March 2011 we spread our wings and held an external DCFA NEWS
meeting at Exeter with the purpose of setting-up a hub there
and with the intention of Exeter Working Group working
alongside DCFA in Plymouth. A further meeting has been
F UNDRAISER. This is a time-consuming occupation but a
very important one for us. We are looking for someone
who has experience in this field of expertise to help us in a
arranged. voluntary capacity. Interested? Please contact Geoff
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Another external meeting was held on Tuesday, 12 April (details at the top of the page).
2011, this time in Truro. Again, a further meeting will be held
to take this project forward in Cornwall.
None of this could be achieved, without the hard work of our
Trustees and Co-opted Members to our Board most of whom
M AKING LOCAL FOOD WORK. Mary CONWAY and
Geoff READ attended a Training Day at the Halcyon
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Neighbourhood Centre in Plymouth on Thursday, 17 March
are able to give their professional advice. 2011. The theme of the day was How to Set Up a Buying
We’re desperately in need of funding to enable us to have our Group in Your Community. This was a very informative and
own permanent premises from which we can receive and issue enlightening day, and both managed to undertake more
food produce. If anyone or any organisation can help us with networking!
a monetary donation, then of course this would be warmly
welcomed. The sooner we have our own storage, the sooner
we can expand our enterprise by supplying more food DCFA MEETINGS
produce.
Recently, I was fortunate to be invited to attend an Awards
Ceremony at the Holiday Inn in Plymouth for the Drake
A PRIL 2011. Our April 2011 Meeting was an external
Introductory Meeting to Cornwall and was held at
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11.30 a.m. on Tuesday, 12 April 2011 at Diocesan House,
Foundation Spirit of Community Awards. I was accompanied Kenwyn, Truro. We should like to thank the Truro Diocese
by Esme GOSS, our Milk Volunteer Coordinator. Whilst DCFA for their generous hospitality.
didn’t win any of the major awards we were pleasantly
surprised and honoured to receive a Certificate of Significant
Achievement.
Thank you all for your support and have a Happy Easter!
M AY 2011. The next DCFA Board Meeting will take
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place at 10.30 a.m. on Tuesday, 3 May 2011 in the
Theatre Royal. If you have anything you wish the Board to
discuss then do please contact Geoff.
Christine
Christine REID
Chair
DCFA Board of Trustees
The Devon & Cornwall Food Association Ltd. (DCFA) is a Private Company Limited by Guarantee.
Registered Company No. 07419679.
Registered Charity No. - DCFA is recognised by HMRC as a Charity for tax purposes under Reference XT27083.
Members of : Our Funder:
NCVO (The National Council for Voluntary Organisations) – Membership No. MEMBERVC/13004,
PTSC (The Plymouth Third Sector Consortium),
The Small Charities Coalition,
And Volunteering England – Membership No.1278747. … And Voluntary Donations.
2. F UTURE MEETINGS. All meetings are scheduled to start at
10.30 a.m. but are subject to change at short notice.
A WORD FROM WENDY CHAPMAN
A DCFA Trustee
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Tuesday, 7 June 2011
- General Board Meeting
(Plymouth Catherine Street Baptist Church) W HEN I was invited to write a few words for this
Newsletter, anyone who knows me well will tell you
that I was somewhat overwhelmed and tinged with a hint of
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Tuesday, 5 July 2011 trepidation. To see my words in
- General Board Meeting print is scary! However I am
(Plymouth Catherine Street Baptist Church) nevertheless thrilled to be asked
to do so.
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Tuesday, 2 August 2011 I became involved with DCFA as
- General Board Meeting soon as the word was out that a
(Plymouth Catherine Street Baptist Church) meeting was going to be held to
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discuss what could be done with
Tuesday, 6 September 2011 spare food which had nothing
- General Board Meeting wrong with it and was destined to
(Plymouth Catherine Street Baptist Church) be thrown away. When I was asked if I had views or ideas on
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Tuesday, 8 November 2011 response. Well... as Project Manager of the Shekinah Mission
- Annual General Meeting Drop-in Centre of course I had... and Wow! What an
(Plymouth Catherine Street Baptist Church) opportunity! And now I’m a Trustee of DCFA too.
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Tuesday, 6 December 2011 Let me fill you in on a little about myself. My name is Wendy
- General Board Meeting CHAPMAN and I’m the Project Manager for the Shekinah
(Plymouth Catherine Street Baptist Church) Mission Drop-in Centre in Plymouth. I’ve been involved with
Shekinah since its inception and opening in December 1992.
A NNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2011. Our AGM will be
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held on Tuesday, 8 November 2011 and we’re already
looking for one or two Guest Speakers. Can you help or do
This came about after four years of dedicated prayer by a small
group of us. Our excitement was hard to contain as we saw
God’s plan unfolding; from a place in Bath Street... to the
you know someone that can? Please contact Geoff (details provision of food... volunteer’s... staff... finances... and so the
at the top of Page 1). list grows and grows and is still growing! He blessed us with a
new building and our prayers are still being answered.
I’m married to Gary and have two grown-up daughters, Lisa
and Kelly who’ve both blessed us with grandchildren Lennon
WOULD YOUR ORGANISATION BENEFIT (aged three) and Darcy (aged three months). They take up a
FROM A lot of my spare time. Spare time? What’s that?
TALK & POWERPOINT PRESENTATION? Gary and I worship at St. Paul’s Church in Stonehouse, and for
my part I’m an active member of the PCC. During my rest time
or quiet times, I like going for walks, reading and swimming...
Are you a school, a charity, a faith group these are at the top of my list! However, I’ve never mastered
or some other organisation needing to all three at the same time yet!
know more about DCFA? DCFA is just starting to show signs of what could realistically be
achieved, by providing struggling charitable organisations
We will come to you and five a brief talk whose finances are severely overstretched, with free and
and PowerPoint Presentation to tell you wholesome food so enabling needy and vulnerable people to
access good, healthy balanced diets.
about our work.
Finally, readers, wherever and whomsoever you are, we do
Just contact Geoff... need your support! For more information on this, especially if
contact details at you feel you can help in anyway, do please contact Christine
the top of Page 1. REID (Chair) or Geoff READ (Company Secretary). The Contact
details are at the top of Page 1.
Book now!
God Bless!
Wendy Chapman
Contact the DCFA Newsletter Editor at DCFA... details at the top of Page 1.
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3. FRESH MILK OTHER NEWS
A n Update. You’ll be aware that DCFA commenced
trading in mid-February albeit in a very small way.
DCFA is currently accepting deliveries of short-date fresh
C OMMUNITY Alive Falmouth 2011
milk from Wisemans Dairies every Wednesday morning at Date: Saturday, 21st May 2011
the Salvation Army Congress Hall. The following
Time: 10 a.m. – 16 p.m.
organisations in the Plymouth area are currently registered:
Place: The Moor Falmouth & Falmouth
About Time Methodist Church
Age Concern
Amber Initiatives Entry: Free
Befriending Consortium
DCRS Organiser: Community Alive Falmouth Team
(Devon & Cornwall Refugee Support)
Elder Tree Visiting & Befriending Service Contact: Lorely (01326) 317587
FROST
(Friends & Residents of Sutton Trust) Links: energy,
Gilead Foundations Charity networking,
Oasis Centre falmouth,
Plymouth FoodBank community
Plymouth MIND
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(Oasis Wellbeing & Mental Health Support Saturday, 21 May 2011 sees the second annual community
Centre) Networking event held on The Moor, Falmouth Methodist
Plymouth Refuge Church and other venues to celebrate all that Falmouth has to
(Plymouth Domestic Abuse Service)
Salvation Army: offer.
Congress Hall This year we are dedicating the event to Energy issues... from
Devonport Morice Town Anaerobic Digesters to Befriending Schemes, from Electric Cars
Open Door Cafe to Dance Groups, etc. Whether energy for power, inspiration
Shekinah Mission
or support we wish to celebrate what Falmouth has to offer
from organisations, businesses and individuals.
We should like to say a big Thank You to Ms. Esme GOSS who,
We are hoping that you may be interested in joining us to
together with her Team of Milk Volunteers rise early to
promote your activities and make partnerships.
organise the whole process and record the issues. Esme has
been ably assisted by Mr. George TRICKER and Mr. Ron
SANDFORD. We thank them all very much for their time and
efforts! Since we started trading we have issued 2,734 litres of
I VYBRIDGE Comings & Goings.
Barn Dance at EST Ivybridge, Saturday, 14 May at 7.30
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good quality milk. At (say) 60 pence a litre this represents an
p.m. to 11.30 p.m. Live Band and Caller, Bar and Hog
overall saving to our Receiving Organisations of £1,640.40 so
Roast. Tickets priced at £6 and must be purchased in
far. Not a bad start we think!
advance. Please telephone the Centre on (01752) 690 200
for further information.
DCFA NEEDS ITS OWN PREMISES!
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H ELP Please! DCFA could do oh... so much more if only
it had its own premises in a central area of Plymouth!
Do you know of somewhere... an empty warehouse or shop
Donkey Summer Fair at EST Ivybridge, Saturday, 18 June
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Demonstrations, Games & Stalls,
Inflatables, BBQ, Donkey Carriage rides
that we could utilise? DCFA could then start accepting the and much, much more! Fun Family Dog
food produce that local producers have promised to supply Show from 2 p.m. Free entry and
us! parking. For more information, please call
the centre on (01752) 690 200.
DCFA FUNDRAISING Car Boot Sales at EST Ivybridge on:
D CFA was fortunate to receive a small monetary award
from the Church Urban Fund to set us up and to get us
going. We now desperately need people who have experience
Sunday, 26th June,
Sunday, 24th July,
Sunday, 21st August, and
in fundraising to help us submit our bidding applications to kick
Sunday, 25th September.
start us into getting our own premises, our own equipment
and to provide cash for our running costs. Can you help us? The timings have yet to be confirmed!
Do please get in touch!
Contact the DCFA Newsletter Editor at DCFA... details at the top of Page 1.
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4. P LYMOUTH HEROES ARE HONOURED at Glittering Gold
Star Awards. This article was published in the Plymouth
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Herald on Wednesday, 9 March 2010: THIS SPACE
PLYMOUTH’S unsung heroes and heroines have been
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recognised and celebrated at an emotional awards ceremony. TO PLACE
Winners of The Herald & First Devon and Cornwall’s Gold
Star awards enjoyed the limelight as they were honoured at
YOUR NOTICE!
a dinner at The Duke of Cornwall Hotel recently.
The ceremony, attended by the Lord Mayor Councillor Mary Why not contact the Editor?
ASPINALL and Lady Mayoress Kate ASPINALL, highlighted
the actions of a range of individuals who were presented
with an engraved glass trophy.
These included a brave ambulance worker, an 81-year-old
fundraiser who helped form the Plymouth branch of RNLI,
three carers and a woman who rallied around to ensure a
mother-and-son had the trip of a lifetime after a tragic year.
Others included a volunteer who dedicated his free time to
Welcome Hall, a man who strives to help refugees despite
suffering illness himself and a dynamic duo of women who
bought the community together to aid a family devastated
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by a fire.
Bill MARTIN, editor of The Plymouth Herald, said: “We take
great pride in recognising those who go the extra mile for
others; those who cope admirably with adversity and those
who set an example to their peers through their selfless
join us!
actions.
For the fuller version of this article, please visit:
http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/news/Plymouth-heroes-honoured-
glittering-Gold-Star-awards/article-3309470-detail/article.html
DO YOU WISH TO BECOME A
FRIEND OF DCFA?
Go on-line, download the
Application Form, complete the
details and submit it to Geoff.
DO YOU WISH TO
VOLUNTEER WITH DCFA?
Go on-line, download the
Photograph courtesy of Christine REID, enhanced by Kanda P.
Geoffrey N. READ and the Gold Star Award!
Application Form, complete the
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Tuesday, 8 March 2011 details and submit it to Geoff.
"I work as part of a Team and so I’ll accept it on behalf of that
Team."
Contact the DCFA Newsletter Editor at DCFA... details at the top of Page 1.
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