{"id":56220,"date":"2020-12-14T13:27:40","date_gmt":"2020-12-14T13:27:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=56220"},"modified":"2023-10-17T11:46:13","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T10:46:13","slug":"cardiff-family-launch-christmas-fundraising-drive-for-local-foodbank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2020\/12\/14\/cardiff-family-launch-christmas-fundraising-drive-for-local-foodbank\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardiff family launches Christmas fundraising drive for local foodbank"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wild Thing Foods, run by father and daughter duo Johnathan and Sophie Williams, is raising money for Cardiff Foodbank with takeaway curries and Christmas dinners<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/Sophie-and-Johnathan-Williams-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Sophie and Johnathan Williams from Cardiff in ice hockey jerseys \" class=\"wp-image-56229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/Sophie-and-Johnathan-Williams-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/Sophie-and-Johnathan-Williams-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/Sophie-and-Johnathan-Williams-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/Sophie-and-Johnathan-Williams-1366x683.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/Sophie-and-Johnathan-Williams-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/Sophie-and-Johnathan-Williams-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/Sophie-and-Johnathan-Williams.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/Sophie-and-Johnathan-Williams-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/Sophie-and-Johnathan-Williams-1400x700.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/Sophie-and-Johnathan-Williams-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Sophie and Johnathan Williams from Cardiff in ice hockey jerseys \" class=\"wp-image-56229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/Sophie-and-Johnathan-Williams-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/Sophie-and-Johnathan-Williams-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/Sophie-and-Johnathan-Williams-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/Sophie-and-Johnathan-Williams-1366x683.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/Sophie-and-Johnathan-Williams-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/Sophie-and-Johnathan-Williams-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/Sophie-and-Johnathan-Williams.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/Sophie-and-Johnathan-Williams-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/Sophie-and-Johnathan-Williams-1400x700.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>As a keen chef, Johnathan handles most of the cooking, while Sophie runs Wild Thing Foods\u2019 social media accounts. Credit: Sophie Williams <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A father and daughter team from Cardiff have launched a fundraising drive to raise money for their local foodbank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wildthingfoods\">Wild Thing Foods<\/a>, run by Johnathan and Sophie Williams from Llanishen and Thornhill, is selling takeaway curries in the run up to Christmas, with all profits going towards Cardiff Foodbank.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>It gave us something to look forward to, to bring about positivity around this time of year when it&#8217;s easy to be a bit selfish<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The campaign has so far had two successful weekends of takeaways, having sold out by Tuesday and Thursday in the first and second weeks, respectively.\u00a0They were inspired by England footballer Marcus Rashford\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-politics-54725750\">drive to extend free school meals<\/a> for eligible children during school holidays, Sophie said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen the news struck, it hit home even harder for him and he wanted to take some action,\u201d she said. Johnathan\u2019s family didn\u2019t have a lot of money growing up, he said, so he knew what it was like to struggle.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis was a way to give back to people who are less fortunate than ourselves,\u201d he said, adding that, \u201cIt gave us something to look forward to, to put a lot of energy into and hopefully bring about positivity around this time of year when it&#8217;s easy to be a bit selfish.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Keeping the customer satisfied<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Johnathan was keen to support Cardiff Foodbank but was also aware that they get many food donations <a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2019\/11\/05\/cardiff-foodbank-releases-its-annual-reverse-advent-calendar\/\">around Christmas time<\/a>, he said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They still needed to employ staff and transport food around, so they need money too, he said. This way, he added, people weren\u2019t just making a donation and \u201cgetting nothing for it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wild Thing Foods is also offering Christmas dinner takeaways and plan to give up some time on Christmas Day to deliver to vulnerable people in Cardiff, Sophie said.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf there\u2019s any way that we can go around and deliver some portions with some warm gravy, that\u2019s what we want to do on Christmas Day,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Meat and vegetarian thalis from Wild Thing Foods: <\/span><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" loading=\"lazy\" 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src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/Thali-crop-3--1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Tupperware boxes containing takeaway curry to raise money for Cardiff Foodbank\" data-id=\"56256\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/Thali-crop-3-.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?attachment_id=56256\" class=\"wp-image-56256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/Thali-crop-3--1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/Thali-crop-3--300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/Thali-crop-3--770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/Thali-crop-3--1366x683.jpg 1366w, 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