This week we held our first ever Afternoon Tea networking event at Crathorne Hall. This was a fantastic opportunity to get a group of people together over some delicious cakes to find out more about each other and the work of A Way Out. We had six stalls from local businesses including Jamie at Home, Temple Spa, Vintage Vogue and Peaceful Prints. There was a change to browse for bargains, meet new people and enjoy an amazing spread of food! And we also had a dynamic floristry demonstration by Adam Prest as we nibbled our desserts!
As you can see it was quite a special event!
We wanted to provide an opportunity to introduce some of our friends to one another and also to let people know a little more about A Way Out and the way in which they can support the work we do in Stockton.
The reality is that while we were enjoying tea and cakes in a beautiful stately home, A Way Out was hosting a food parcel drop-in at our centre, handing out fruit, vegetables, bread and tins to those who otherwise might not have had a meal that evening.
For the price of a ticket to our event, a girl could have sold her body for sex on the streets that evening. Maybe several times.
This powerful video tells a bit more of the story:
It's great to run these events and it is so so important that people hear about the need in Teesside and the work of A Way Out but it comes as quite a shock to realise the levels of inequality that exist in our society.
If you are interested in finding out more about A Way Out and how you can help then please visit our website or drop by the centre sometime (directions are here), we'd love to meet you.
Love from A Way Out x
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