Lanarkshire homeless soup kitchen volunteer thanks locals as they raise £12,000 for new van

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A Lanarkshire soup kitchen volunteer has thanked locals as they managed to raise roughly £12,000 for a new van that will feed vulnerable people.Co-founded by Kirsty Steele, All2gethernow is a volunteer-run group which provides hot meals, drinks, food and clothing to those in need in Glasgow every Monday from 6.30pm to 9.30pm.They were serving all of this from an 11-year-old Citroen van, and due to the implementation of the new Glasgow Low Emission Zone the van wouldn’t be able to enter the city centre without facing a fine.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android Lanarkshire Live reported on the group started a fundraising campaign for a new van at the start of the month, and since then, they have managed to raise a further £7000, meeting their target of £12,000.Kirsty, from Cambuslang, has thanked Lanarkshire locals for their generosity, and said: “Thanks to everyone coming together, we have managed to get a new van to continue to feed those in need.“We managed to get a fan from a place called Ronnie Burns Van Specialist, which is a father-and-son business that renovates vans.

We are picking it up from them tomorrow, and I honestly cannot wait. I am so excited.“It was massive what the exposure from the article did for us because that’s us not needing to worry anymore.