Cowplain restaurant Koop+Kraft partnering with Cosham charity Friends Fighting Cancer to give free meals to those who deserve a treat

A COWPLAIN restaurant is teaming up with a charity that supports families affected by cancer.
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Founder of the restaurant and cocktail bar Koop+Kraft, George Purnell, wanted to do something to help Cosham based charity Friends Fighting Cancer after seeing the work it does for families who are affected by the disease.

Koop+Kraft will be donating a meal for four every month to the charity, who will decide on a group of people that deserve a meal out, such as volunteers who have put in a lot of work or families that deserve a treat.

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Ray Ogilvie, events coordinator at Cosham based charity Friends Fighting CancerRay Ogilvie, events coordinator at Cosham based charity Friends Fighting Cancer
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George, who has also joined the charity’s committee, said: ‘Having been shown so much support during the last year or so, we’ve been thinking about how we can give something back and we’ve wanted to partner with a charity that is working hard and helping people, for a while.

‘This partnership just felt right as it’s a charity I’ve followed for a while and personally know people that have been helped by it.

‘Ray and the team are very transparent with what they do to help people – just by looking at their social media you can see where the money is going, which I think makes them really stand out.’

Friends Fighting Cancer, formerly known as Football For Cancer, work in two ways to help people affected by cancer – by giving grants to help people financially and holding football matches to raise money.

George Purnell, founder of Koop+Kraft in Cowplain, which has partnered with Friends Fighting CancerGeorge Purnell, founder of Koop+Kraft in Cowplain, which has partnered with Friends Fighting Cancer
George Purnell, founder of Koop+Kraft in Cowplain, which has partnered with Friends Fighting Cancer
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Since it was created in 2008, the organisation has raised over one million pounds for local cancer charities and people.

Ray Ogilvie, the charity’s events coordinator, said: ‘I want to say thank you to Koop+Kraft for their support and help and getting involved, not only on a committee level, but also supporting and allowing us to send families or people who have done incredible amounts of work, to go along once a month and have something to eat.

‘Without their valued support and help, we wouldn’t be able to say thank you to those people.’

Koop+Kraft’s sister company Prepped, a healthy pre-prepared meal company, will also be helping out the charity’s football endeavours by offering players meal discounts.

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