Broke Not Broken, Kinross-based Charity Receives The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service
- Submitted by: Jim Fairlie, Perthshire South and Kinross-shire, Scottish National Party.
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 June 2021
- Motion reference: S6M-00227
That the Parliament congratulates the Kinross-based charity, Broke Not Broken, on receiving The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service; recognises that the services provided have expanded from the beginnings of the foodbank in 2015 to encompass a range of projects aimed at tackling the effects of poverty; notes that these services include an advice hub, kids' club, garden project, cookery courses and counselling; acknowledges that the organisation is entirely volunteer-run and dependent on charitable donations, and wishes it every success with its future work.
Supported by:
Colin Beattie, Siobhian Brown, Alexander Burnett, Finlay Carson, Bob Doris, Jackie Dunbar, Annabelle Ewing, Murdo Fraser, Bill Kidd, Fulton MacGregor, Ruth Maguire, Gillian Martin, Stuart McMillan, Audrey Nicoll, Michelle Thomson, Elena Whitham