Kitchen company’s deal with charity
BIRKDALE Kitchen Co in Southport has announced a partnership with the Green Pastures charity to help homeless people in the region.
Green Pastures has been providing secure homes and support to the homeless for 25 years.
Birkdale Kitchen Co has begun dismantling and supplying customers’ used kitchens to Green Pastures and this has already enabled them to re-fit these in multiple bedsits.
According to the retailer, based in Birkdale Village, its clients have also been pleased to see their former kitchens go on to be used for such a good cause.
Founded in 1999, Green Pastures is a non-profit organisation which provides homes and support to homeless people across the UK.
The organisation estimates it has helped to house over 20,000 people since it was established and aims to house a further 2,000 more before the end of the year.
Neil Gokcen, co-owner of Birkdale Kitchen Company, said: “Having had a brief understanding of what they were all about, we had discussions with them and quickly realised there was a quick win for our clients.
“It meant we could reuse the whole kitchen but also other furniture such as bedrooms, where applicable, which can be re-housed within the Green Pastures portfolio of properties.
“With Green Pastures’ goals of rehousing homeless people, this was a natural fit as they could benefit from reusing (in most cases) decent quality furniture and enable those who are less fortunate to benefit, as well as have the kitchens avoid landfill.
“It makes us and our clients feel really humbled at times, when you consider just by giving this to Green Pastures and letting them use it for such a good cause, offers such a rewarding outcome.
“We’re proud to now be associated and work alongside Green Pastures and we already have a host of other kitchens lined up to be re-used too.”