At work, as many other workplaces may do, we have a weekly meeting to celebrate our wins during the previous week and a personal win; then someone shares something that is of interest to them - this can be a hobby, a community involvement project or what type of sport they do. This week was my turn and so I explained my passion for food and especially food that does good too ie the work that charities and social enterprises do to help those who may be in a less fortunate place or position. So imagine the look of surprise or incredulity when I brought up the delicacy of Invisible Chips. Has Geoff been in the June sun too long that he is seeing things? I could read the concern on their faces. I wanted to raise awareness of the initiative designed by charity Hospitality Action to help raise funding for the support of hospitality workers that are facing hardship, something that is needed even more due to the consequences of COVID which has taken its toll and curtailed most of their face to face fundraising events. So what are Invisible Chips? It is an initiative to encourage hospitality venues to place them on their menus and when ordered by customers, the venue makes that donation to Hospitality Action to help with making more hardship grants, providing Employee Assistance Programmes, providing support to workers affected by substance abuse or providing a befriending service to retired hospitality workers. So what can you do to help? There are a few things that you can do:
It is estimated that 18% of hospitality businesses and 8% of pubs will not re-open as a result of the pandemic. Those that do are facing a skills shortage with nearly 190,000 vacancies created as a result of COVID and Brexit with those on furlough deciding not to return due to getting jobs in other sectors. All these issues will add to the stresses and strains of restaurant owners and their staff that survive to re-open at Step 4 of the roadmap to re-opening. Help play your part in supporting your local venue and its employees, past and present by seeking out these delicacies. Invisible Chips - 0% fat free, 0% carbs but 100% charity.
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