{"id":1449,"date":"2017-12-24T17:24:29","date_gmt":"2017-12-24T17:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/teamkinetic.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1449"},"modified":"2017-12-28T17:25:06","modified_gmt":"2017-12-28T17:25:06","slug":"spreading-some-warmth-at-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teamkinetic.co.uk\/blog\/2017\/12\/spreading-some-warmth-at-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Spreading some warmth at Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My wife is a vet and has been organising donation stations at her practices for dog food, blankets, toys, and jackets that we hope to distribute to homeless charities and volunteer organisations over Christmas and New Year. For people sleeping rough their dog is more than a pet and is often their source of heat, love and protection and they form incredibly strong bonds.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"629\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RUaEDuxAVhY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>We sorted and delivered our first drop today to a great charity in Manchester, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeshare.org.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LifeShare<\/a>. They provide a safe space for the homeless of Manchester, providing hot food, clothing, hygiene products and most importantly a warm place to talk and get together. They had plenty of space and other charities will be able to access the dog supplies throughout the Christmas period.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1450 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/teamkinetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dog-food-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teamkinetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dog-food-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/teamkinetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dog-food-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/teamkinetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dog-food-900x1200.jpg 900w, https:\/\/teamkinetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dog-food.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you have ever wondered what 100kg of dry dog food, 200 tins, 16 jumpers, 40 jackets and 35 blankets looks like;<\/p>\n<p>Thank you LifeShare and all your volunteers for your hard work throughout the year and thank you to all the customers and staff of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wmvets.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wright and Morten<\/a> vets for their generosity.<\/p>\n<p>If you think you might be able to give some of your time to help the homeless of Manchester please do get in touch with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeshare.org.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LifeShare<\/a> via their website. Hopefully they&#8217;ll be getting so many volunteers in 2018 that they will need to use our <a href=\"https:\/\/teamkinetic.co.uk\">free volunteer management software<\/a> =).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My wife is a vet and has been organising donation stations at her practices for dog food, blankets, toys, and jackets that we hope to distribute to homeless charities and volunteer organisations over Christmas and New Year. 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