Irina (not the lady’s real name as she wants to stay anonymous) has been coming to The Real Junk Food Project Birmingham Ladywood Café for almost a year. She moved to Birmingham early last year and struggled for food as she didn’t have enough money to buy what she needed.
Someone told her to go to the Ladywood Community Centre for help and she found our café and boutique. Irina is volunteering for her food as money is tight. She helps with the boutique and also distributes Greggs donuts that are always very popular.
She think the project is nice and makes many people very happy in the Ladywood area giving them a three course lunch and tea or coffee in exchange for money, skill or time.
Irina enjoys helping people and is appalled by what food would go to waste if we didn’t intercept it. In her opinion the food we receive is perfectly usable and shouldn’t be earmarked for the waste bin in the first place.
When we asked if there was anything else Irina wanted to say, tears came to her eyes and she simply said “Thank you”. We love being here and want to thank you Irina for volunteering your time to work at the Ladywood boutique and café as well as for your bravery to speak to us for this interview.
incredible surplus 