GENEROUS staff from an accountancy firm gave a charity a helping hand by cooking and serving more than 50 meals at its Leamington soup kitchen.
Seven members of the team from accountancy firm HB&O, which has offices in Leamington, visited Helping Hands Community Project to support its weekday evening soup kitchen.
Helping Hands, which is marking its 10th anniversary next year, is a charity that provides a safe space and practical support to vulnerable men and women in Kenilworth, Warwick and Leamington.
It provides opportunities and support for those experiencing homelessness, domestic abuse, addiction, isolation, poverty and mental health challenges.
The charity hosts a soup kitchen every evening from Monday to Thursday on Althorpe Street.
Ellie Rose, Molly Savage, Holly Walker, Amy Wise, Neelam Marwaha, Pushpa Jheeta and Abbie Stanford were the team from HB&O to join Helping Hands for the ‘Soup Kitchen Takeover’ on a snowy evening in Leamington.
They cooked chicken curry, vegetarian lasagna and crumble with custard for more than 50 visitors to the soup kitchen on the night.
Ellie Rose, marketing manager at HB&O, said: “This is the second time we have been involved in a Soup Kitchen Takeover for Helping Hands and it is always a very rewarding experience.”
Jacqui Grove from Helping Hands added: “Without help and volunteers we wouldn’t able to do what we do. We have had great support from the community over the last decade and businesses such as HB&O have been a huge part of that.”
