How this all started
BIG DREAMS FOR A LITTLE SPACE
Recently we were offered the opportunity to rent a small, unused space, conveniently located next to our dining room. For those of you who know us already, you’ll be aware that we have a large professionally equipped kitchen where we run our outreach cooking classes with the community. To generate funds to run these classes free of charge, we use the same kitchen to cater weddings, events and work dos, special occasions, and also hire the kitchen space out.
As we’ve grown, we’re now doing more delivery than ever before, which is great! But it does mean the kitchen is constantly in use, making it harder and harder for us to respond to all the catering requests we get. Catering has always been one of the main ways to fund our work, so with this new space - we are hoping to build a second, smaller kitchen dedicated to catering. But we need your help!
WHY WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT
The new kitchen space, covering around 250 square feet, presents a unique opportunity for us to grow our catering operations, create employment opportunities, and enhance our impact on the community. But sadly we don’t have any reserves to fund the building of this kitchen. So we’re reaching out to our amazing Coexist Community and beyond to ask for help to make this happen.
To fully equip the kitchen in a way that is compliant with health and safety standards, we need to invest in cladding for the walls, non-slip flooring, ovens, sinks, storage, appliances…the list goes on. We have estimated the overall build will cost £20,000 and are now reaching out far and wide to ask for monetary donations, vouchers, gifted items etc.
HOW YOU CAN HELP
If you want to help us make this dream a reality - read on below to find a more detailed list of items and equipment we’re trying to source. If you work in the industry and can donate a new, or gift a good quality second hand item please send us an email. We have makes, models and dimensions for the items that will fit the space so can answer any questions you might have.
If however, you would like to provide financial support of any amount, you can make a donation here. Please take a look at the list below if you'd like to donate a specific amount to allow us to purchase one of these items.
WHAT WE NEED TO SOURCE
BIG ESSENTIALS
X1 Induction Hob Stand (£130)
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X1 Double Bowl Stainless Steel Catering Sink (£420)
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X1 Commercial Kitchen Extraction Hood (£550)
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X1 Four Pan Induction Hob (£890)
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X1 Commercial Refrigerated Counter (£1,000)
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X1 Upright Freezer (600Ltr) (£1,000)
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X1 Large Wooden Butcher’s Block Prep Table (£1,750)
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X1 Turbofan Convection Oven (£2,160)
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X1 Ecomax Catering Dishwasher (£5,000)
SMALLER ESSENTIALS
X1 Food Waste Caddy
(£16)
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X10 Colour Coded Chopping Boards
(£5 each, £50 total)
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X1 Mop & Bucket (£50)
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X60 Ice Cream Tubs with Lids (£1.10 each, £66 total)
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X1 Stainless Steel Hand Wash Basin
(£75)
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x6 Wooden Stools
(£33 each, £198)
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X3 Coloured Recycling Bins (£130 each, £390 total)
STORAGE & SHELVING
X3 Commercial Wire Racking Shelves (6&7 tier)
(£80 each, £240 total)
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X4 Stainless Steel Wall Shelves (£80 each, £320 total)
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x2 Wooden Shelves
(£100 each, £200 total)
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X1 Stainless Steel Prep Table (£300)
X1 Commercial Steel Drawer Cabinet (£525)
x1 Wood to build storage units (£650)
X6 Large Plastic Food Storage Tubs (£75 each, £450 total)
EQUIPMENT & APPLIANCES
X3 Large S/less Steel Mixing Bowls
(£23 each, £69)
X10 Professional S/less Steel Saucepans
(£37 each. £370 total)
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X6 Aluminium Non-Stick Frying Pans
(£18 each, £108 total)
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X15 S/less Steel Gastro Trays
(£15 each, £165 total)
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X1 Commercial Food Processor (£370)
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X1 Kitchen Aid
(£315)
