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Prime Minister Boris Johnson gives award to Belfast volunteer who helps feed the vulnerable Edmund Aruofor runs a project that will provide more than 300 Christmas dinners to vulnerable people this year Edmund Aruofor Never miss a thing from Belfast and beyond - sign up for FREE newsletter direct to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice A Belfast man who has been helping to feed the vulnerable throughout the pandemic has received a top award for his work. ....
A kind-hearted volunteer who is providing more than 300 Christmas dinners to people in Belfast on Christmas Day has been honoured by Boris Johnson. ....
BBC News Published Edmund Aruofor, 60, originally from London, moved with his family to Belfast in 2015. His organisation, LifeHub NI, has been providing 4,000 people with fresh, surplus produce rescued from supermarkets since the pandemic began. He will also be providing more than 300 Christmas dinners to vulnerable people. Food parcels for the self-isolating Set up in 2017 LifeHub NI is a way of supporting vulnerable people in the city gain access to healthy food. It is volunteer-led, with Mr Aruofor driving more than 14,000 miles a year to collect surplus food from supermarkets and suppliers across Northern Ireland which otherwise would be thrown out. ....
A BRAVE Co Down man has taken the plunge and faced his fears of sea swimming to raise over £12,000 for hungry kids. Despite being terrified of open water, dad-of-two Dennis Bree (41), from Helen s Bay, managed to swim a mile in icy sea waters every day for the past month to secure much-needed funds for a local charity that helps families living in food poverty. He took on the challenge after listening to a heartbreaking radio interview with top kids doc, Dr Julie-Ann Maney, where she talked of starving tots stuffing toast in their nappies. I was sitting in the car having a coffee when I heard that interview, recalls Dennis. My family has a small business, a guesthouse on the Ravenhill Road and it s been closed since April. We had to let a staff member go and, like a lot of people in hospitality, I was feeling frustrated about that and wondering how we were going to stay afloat. ....