You put the icing on top of the SNAP cake!
The SNAP Centre opened its doors recently to families, friends and supporters as more than 150 guests attended SNAP’s first Coffee, Cake and Catch-up event since the pandemic. A vast selection of delightful homemade cakes were enjoyed along with tours around the Centre providing greater insight into the charity’s work and purpose.
The Centre’s main activity hall was turned into a pop-up tearoom and was filled with the buzz of visitors sharing their SNAP experiences. Old and new supporters enjoyed a journey round the facilities and were impressed with the wide range of services and
resources available at the centre as well as how SNAP adapted support for families throughout the pandemic.
The SNAP Team were joined by The Lord Lieutenant of Essex, Mrs Jennifer Tolhurst, who generously opened the event, and the High Sheriff of Essex, Nick Alston. He said, “Charities like SNAP that provide essential services, add so much to our communities. I am pleased to have an opportunity to highlight their work and to say thanks for all they do.”
The High Sheriff awarded SNAP’s Chair of Trustees, Mandy Carr, with the High Sheriff’s Award for great and valuable services in the community. Mandy has volunteered for the charity since 2009, providing HR advice and supporting fundraising events, eventually joining the board of trustees and then becoming Chair in 2019.
SNAP’s CEO, Karen Boath, was delighted at how the event went and the support of the local community, “It was fantastic to be back for our first Coffee, Cake and Catch-up since the pandemic. It was such a joy to see so many supporters and funders plus lots of wonderful friends and families, old and new, at the Centre. There was so much love for SNAP, which was great to see.”
SNAP parent, Lisa Cable, has come to SNAP for a number of years. She said, “SNAP is a safe haven not just for our son, but also for his siblings and us, his parents. It was so good to be back after lockdown and see lots of familiar faces and catch up. SNAP is like a family to us – in fact it is a lifeline. We really don’t know what we’d do without all the help and support we receive from this amazing place.”
The SNAP Team would like to say a big thank you to all those who came along, volunteered, hosted a stall, generously donated cakes and took part in the raffle and SNAP sale.
An additional extra special thanks to the Ursuline Preparatory School in Warley, who held a bake sale of the left over cakes from the event at the end of the school day.
If you would like to fundraise for SNAP, contact the Fundraising Team on 01277 245345 or email [email protected].
Alternatively, visit SNAP’s website snapcharity.org/get-involved