The problem is there's nowhere to report this stuff to that would result in a cascade of investigations and interventions. You can't go to wronguns.gov.uk to say "this person is probably:She's spent 15 months setting up a company that could be done in an hour by a competent person. £250k in donations are unaccounted for. Her reaction to scrutiny is appalling. The service she is providing is unprofessional and demeaning to users. But because she has "done good" we're supposed to ignore all of that.
ETA: At the start of this I thought she was a well meaning idiot. But this isn't well meaning and it is worse than idiotic.
I've made three separate complaints this weekend. I t would have been way easier if it was all joined up.It’s a good idea you’ve got there. There’s ’tell us once’ for deaths after all….
Noted for if we do a Xmas charity donate. My PIP Xmas £10 is earmarked for a good causeI don’t know if this belongs here or on the Jack Monroe thread but this is a not for profit organisation which provides food parcels and meals in a bag to people in need: https://bagsoftaste.org/our-story/finances-funding/?
They have a proper constitution, governance structure and need to raise around £250,000 a year to keep going.
They must be infuriated by the Saint Carly stuff.
doesn't look like they're bunging people a bag with a multipack of crisps, Happy Shopper jaffa cakes, dehydrated pasta sachets, jars of Dolmio or misc. veg eitherI don’t know if this belongs here or on the Jack Monroe thread but this is a not for profit organisation which provides food parcels and meals in a bag to people in need: https://bagsoftaste.org/our-story/finances-funding/?
They have a proper constitution, governance structure and need to raise around £250,000 a year to keep going.
They must be infuriated by the Saint Carly stuff.
I love a cauli and cabbage tikka masala! I add chickpeas too.OK, I am a mitherer (and in the style of Carly, I've had an attack of allergic conjunctivitis and am bored (*)) so I have just decided to review one of her food bag videos and actually write down the food inside
(*) at the end of the video she randomly says she's running a bit of a temperature
this is the video I am reviewing
OK so we have
1 x box PG Tips
1 x Schwartz packet of one pan cajun chicken and rice seasoning (serving suggestion, add chicken breasts, bacon lardons, onion, green pepper, long grain rice, 1 tin of chopped toms)
1 x tub I can't believe it's not butter
1 x bottle malt vinegar
2 x tin sweetcorn
1 x jar instant coffee
1 x jar pickled onions
1 x packet of chocolate Digestives
1 x packet of penne pasta
1 x 1kg long grain rice
1 x dish sponge
1 x tin apricot halves
1 x bottle shower gel
1 x tin Heinz tomato soup
1 x box Golden Fry dumpling mix (instructions say to add water, knead with floured hands)
1 x tub Bisto gravy granules
1 x BBQ sauce
1 x tin peas
1 x Alpro oat milk
1 x Heinz Macaroni cheese tin
1 x jar strawberry jam
1 x tomato ketchup
1 x fizzy cola bottles
1 x Rice Krispie Squares pack of 4 (?)
1 x tin potatoes
1 x baked beans
1 x Dolmio pasta bake
1 x Lillets tampons
2 x tin tuna
1 x washing up liquid
1 x spaghetti with sausages, Heinz
1 x tikka masala sauce jar
1 x whole milk UHT
1 x Swizzels chews
1 x white tortilla wraps
2 x 1kg (?) bag of parsnips
6 granny smith apples
2 broccoli
1 kg onions
1 cabbage
3 leeks
6 pack of crisps
1 swede
1 butternut squash
"So between all of that, you should be able to make a meal on me with love"
The meals I can think you can make are
- a pasta bake using the Dolmio, two tins of tuna and penne. Probably best to chuck a few parsnips in, you've got 2kgs of them.
- a parsnip, broccoli and cabbage tikka masala?
- eat the butternut squash like a handfruit
- eat the mac and cheese and spaghetti and sausages out of the tin, garnish with BBQ sauce
- tin of tomato soup
good luck using the Schwartz packet mix and making the dumplings, I suppose?
WHERE IS THE PROTEIN????
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I mean I suppose it's helpful having these things FOR FREE and it's not to be sniffed at, and maybe having all these things frees up the cash to buy some chicken breasts and whatnot - but when you compare it to the initiative @VeniVidiVicki shared above ...
and god forbid you don't like parsnipsI love a cauli and cabbage tikka masala! I add chickpeas too.
It’s all very paternalistic isn’t it? This will make a meal or two, sure. But is it what people want or need? There’s no dignity for the clients. No agency.
Was it in date / shop bought, or a mix of past-best and ok?and god forbid you don't like parsnips
there was one rogue Waitrose tin (apricot halves), so I'm guessing some is donatedWas it in date / shop bought, or a mix of past-best and ok?
Surely some is donated? who’s buying boxes of goldenfrydumplingmix, swizzles chews, and a bottle of vinegar? Is she really going to Tesco to buy those?
I mean, if that was all stuff someone requested, then all well and good. Maybe they asked for oat milk and UHT.there was one rogue Waitrose tin (apricot halves), so I'm guessing some is donated
but yeah, the malt vinegar really threw me off. I thought perhaps it is intended to pickle the massive amount of vegetables, but malt can be a bit overpowering for pickling (unless you like your parsnips malty?). and pickled onions????
at the start of the vid she says "in the parcels today" so I'm guessing they're all similar? ... but wfk given the "£92 in vouchers" was going to be given in food OBVIOUSLY (FOR FREE)I mean, if that was all stuff someone requested, then all well and good. Maybe they asked for oat milk and UHT.
Otherwise it has the air of “dumping” donated food on people
The BBQ parsnip bake fanatics out there will be delightedA lot of Jacks branded goods- I thought Tesco only sold those via its “corner shop” type non-Tesco branded stores. Also, why so much bbq sauce?
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