Year of support for community from Mariners
PITCHING In Northern Premier League club Marine has announced that next week Marine in the Community, its charity arm, will complete a year of delivering free lunches to the residents of Crosby.
In addition to a free substantial lunch, quizzes and local information from Sefton CVS are also provided.
More importantly a knock on the door and the knowledge someone is there to say hello and to have that friendly and welcome chat, albeit at a distance.
Marine in the Community have delivered over 2700 lunches so far, and is thankful to Radfield Homecare, Spoilt for Choice, Merchant Taylor’s Boys School and it’s many volunteers including David Fairclough and Jamie Carragher, Liverpool FC legends for assisting with lunch bag preparation and deliveries.
A special thanks also to volunteer Colin Mitchel who has not missed a week of deliveries.
When the second wave hit, Marine in the Community has gone a step further to support the community introducing free zoom training to the elderly and isolated.
This has now led to online free fitness classes, yoga and mindfulness sessions and a weekly lunchtime quiz.
All in all, Marine have continued to support the residents of Crosby who have been shielding throughout this pandemic and are proud to continue to offer their support during these difficult times.
Marine Chairman Paul Leary said: “The delivery of the weekly lunches throughout the pandemic has been so important for the recipients who have either been in isolation, are shielding or just in need of a welcome knock on the door. I thank the team of volunteers and food donors for playing such an important part in making the deliveries happen, that I know are so much appreciated.
“The provision recently of the yoga, fitness classes and quizzes by zoom are further examples of how Marine in the Community is making a positive difference to residents wellbeing.”