Scran Academy passed a major milestone during Volunteers Week as they passed the 50,000 meals delivered mark – and it’s likely that the local organisation will pass another milestone today when they reach their fundraising target!
When the coronavirus struck in March, Scran – three part time staff members under the leadership of former Big Brother winner John Loughton – quickly reorganised and transformed itself into a highly-organised and efficient production line getting thousands of free, healthy / nutritious, home-made, ready meals (heat at home), safely distributed to the most vulnerable people of Edinburgh during the coronavirus lockdown.
They have achieved this through their Scran Meals Programme, a community meals scheme, initially targeted at people living in North Edinburgh but now citywide. The service is delivered through a Scran Meals Coalition of partners: Scran Academy, Prep Table Scotland, Pilton Equalities Project, Fet Lor Youth Club, Out of the Blue Leith, The Edinburgh Academy and Fettes College.
Their main source of incoming is through a crowdfunding campaign:
(https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/scranmeals)
and this Sunday morning are now just £51 short of their target of £40,000!
At the end of #VolunteerWeek 2020, Scran said a huge thank you to their team of volunteers who have helped deliver over 52,000 meals, through over 11,400 drop offs to over 1,500 people.
In a statement on their Facebook page, Scran said: ‘All 153 of you are HEROES, especially the 1 in 5 of you that are young people. You have given Edinburgh over 10,000 hours of your time in the last ten weeks. Sensational!’
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