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Thanks for your interest in FoodCycle!

This information pack will give you everything you need to know about us, and what you can doto reduce food waste and food poverty in your community.

Creating positive change in the world isn’t easy. It is often a challenge, but what we believe is thatwhen you put a bunch of young people working towards something that they believe in, there arefew obstacles they cannot overcome!

Read on and see if you have what it takes to become a FoodCycler!

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FoodCycle is the national youth movement that bringstogether young volunteers, surplus food and a free kitchenspace to create nutritous meals for people affected by foodpoverty in the community.

With over 12 hubs across the country, FoodCycle Central inLondon serves as a training and knowledge base to enableour champions across the country to run great hubs for theirlocal community.

W h a t d o y µ d o ?

In the UK, over 10 million tonnes of food is being thrown out every year by the food retail industry. It isestimated that about 25% of this food can be reclaimed for use. At the same time, malnutrition and food povertyare on the rise. The Joseph Roundtree Foundation estimates that there are 4 million affected by food poverty inthe UK, and with food prices on the rise and worries about food scarcity being a hot topic, these figures are onlygoing to increase.

FoodCycle inspires young people in the communities to take up action against these injustices and do something practical to tackle it, and that’s collecting food and cooking delicious meals for those in need.It’s that simple, so become a FoodCycler and become a changemaker in your community!

W h a t i s s u e s d o y µ t a c k l e ?



Be a Champion

Duties: At the heart of an idea lies a champion- at Foodcycle a team of champions are leading the idea forward in their community.

Your team will lead the way in the community,finding the kitchens, food, beneficiaries and

volunteers in the beginning to make the idea anreality.

You will be asked to keep the services dependableand of high quality. You will also raise funds tokeep the hub going year after year, as eachFoodCycle must have a strong base to support itsgood work.

Being a champion will probably be the mostchallenging thing you have done to date, and isfor those that want to grow personality andprofessionally. Not for the faint of heart, the

success of a local FoodCycle hub often lies in thehands of the champions.

Time: 6-8 hours a week to start it up, 4-6 hoursa week when services are running.

Benefits: A champion will get all the benefits of running their own charity- that is, experience in

volunteer management, communications withstakeholders, marketing, fundraising and

financial management.

Sounds scary? Not to fear, FoodCycle’s dedicateddevelopment managers will support you everystep of the way to make your hub as success!

Still interested? Good. You can apply by visiting www.foodcycle.org.uk , and click on getinvolved.

Be a FoodCycler

Duties: Champions are the ones making thehub work, but it is really down to the local

volunteers to make things happen.

A volunteer’s main role is to help with thecollection, cooking and serving of the food.Outside of the kitchen, your tasks can be

varied, you can help with fundraising events,recruiting more volunteers or helping out

organise a FoodCycle social.

Time: 3-5 hours per session, preferably onesession every month.

Benefits: A volunteers commitment is flexible,so ideal for someone who is busy with manyother responsibilities. If you only got a couplehours to spare every couple weeks, this is thebest way to spend your time with FoodCycle.

Two Ways to get involved!

“Cooking sessions are great - you get to meet andchat with many different people of different agesand different backgrounds and not only does itimprove your people-skills, it really opens yourmind and eyes to the types of people out there!”

Ivy W ̄ g, F ³ dCycle Imp ‹ ial champi ̄ 2009-2011

http://www.foodcycle.org.uk/






As part of the FoodCycle movement, we’ll give you everything you need to succeed in your local community, such as:

• Monthly evaluation meetings• Access to training workshop sessions

• £500 of startup funding to get your hub up and running

• Support with applying for local funding and carry out fundraising events.

• Face-to-face and online support from the Development Manager

• The annual FoodCycle conference

• Intensive training workshop at the beginning of each year

• Last but not least, fantastic work experience and project management skills that willprove invaluable in your future.

W h a t c a n w e g i v e y µ ?

A ty pical f · st ye ‰ f › a F ³ dCycl e hub?



We recommend that you build up a

eam of twenty to thirty FoodCyclers

o allow your Hub to run smoothly.

However, your role as Champions will

emain centrally important to how

ffective the Hub can be. Each Hub

ollows a successful managementmodel with the Champions running

he four different areas of

esponsibility.

Ingredients for a successful FoodCycle hub

Communications Fundraiser

• PR / Media

• Organise meetings

• Liaise between FoodCycle Central

& FoodCyclers

• Oversee fundraising activities

• Contact local trust funds and

businesses for funding

• Keep track of finances

cooking and serving

• Source food surplus from the

local area

• Find an appropriate kitchen

& beneficiaries

• Maintain relationship with

suppliers, kitchens owners, etc

VOlunteer manager

• Recruit FoodCyclers

– advertise, interview etc

• Schedule training dates for health

& safety training / other workshops

• Keep FoodCyclers engaged, happy

& be the point of contact for them

So, ready to come aboard? Interested?

If you want to be a Champion, you can submit your interest by visiting our websitewww.foodcycle.org.uk and click on Get Involved.

For any questions, visit our FAQs page at www.foodcycle.org.uk/faq.php

If you still have questions, send us an email at [email protected]

G e t i n v ± v e d !

‘FoodCycle was one of the hardestand most rewarding things I havedone in university’

Milena Bo º‹

o, F ³

dCycle LSE champi ̄ and v ± unte ‹ of the ye ‰ 2010

http://www.foodcycle.org.uk/faq.php





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