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FareShare Appeal

FareShare Appeal

By: FareShare

 
What is this appeal for?
Hunger and malnutrition are usually associated with developing countries, but in Victoria 200,000 people do not have enough food to lead an active healthy life.

FareShare, formerly known as One Umbrella, is a non profit organisation working to fight hunger by providing free, healthy meals for the homeless and hungry. We use surplus food, donated by Melbourne businesses, that would have otherwise ended up in landfill. Committed volunteers then turn good fresh ingredients into nutritious emergency relief meals. These are then distributed by 50 welfare agencies operating food banks, homeless shelters and soup kitchens. We run a very lean operation and all of our meals are given free to charities, so we need to raise funds to employ chefs to oversee our volunteer cooks, and drivers to collect food and distribute meals.


How will the funds be used?
We run a very lean organisation. Each meal costs us 40 cents to prepare, which allows us to give all of our food to charities for free. So every $100 donated makes 250 meals.

We have just moved into a larger kitchen in Abbotsford and aim to give away one million meals each year. However, this significant growth means we need to raise more funds each year to run our kitchen, collect donated food and deliver free meals to charities.



Key areas of expenditure for funds donated:
  • Employ two professional chefs to oversee 2000 volunteers a year
  • Employ a driver to collect donated food and deliver meals to emergency relief agencies
  • Pay running costs to keep our 2 refrigerated vans on the road
  • Cover the costs of running a small commercial kitchen
Is this appeal tax deductible? Yes
Will I receive a receipt for my donation? Yes, automatically sent to you by email when approved.
 

Donate Online

Help to support your community by donating to a community group through our secure online donations service. Donating online ensures 100% of your donation reaches the group of your choice (less 1.228% credit card fee for Visa and Mastercard / less 1.43% card fee for AMEX). Our Community takes no commission or fee for this service.

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Donate by Phone

Call 03 9428 0044 and have your credit card details on hand to donate over the phone.

Donate by Mail

Download a printable donation form to send through the post to:
1 Thompson Street
ABBOTTSFORD VIC 3067

Leave a Bequest

Leave a Bequest to FareShare in your will. Click here for further information.

Contact details for this appeal:
Mr Marcus Godinho
CEO
Telephone: 03 9428 0044
Email: marcus.godinho@fareshare.net.au
Website: www.fareshare.net.au

 

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