Last Friday, June 30th, we closed our second Garden Harvest campaign. We were warmed by the response from our generous supporters, who helped us surpass our target of $50,000 and generate an astonishing $70,544 for The Stop. The Auxilium Foundation agreed to match the campaign up to $50,000, bringing our total to $120,544. We couldn’t be more delighted with this outcome. 

On behalf of The Stop, I want to take this moment to offer our sincere thanks to all the people that donated, sent emails of encouragement, and shared the campaign with their friends.

I would also like to give a huge thank you to The Auxilium Foundation for being the driving force behind this campaign, and leveraging their generosity to help us achieve our goals. I am always amazed by the kindness people show by donating to help people they may never meet. The care we extend to strangers is what makes our community stronger. 

As we go into the summer, the funds raised from this campaign will help sustain our vital emergency food access programs. As the prices of groceries spiral and we see an increase of 11% in the cost of our food hampers, your support has never mattered more. From everyone at The Stop, thank you to all of our supporters.  

If you have any questions about the Garden Harvest campaign this year, or would like to support in another way, please be in touch at lucy@thestop.org. 

Written by our Director of Development & Communications, Lucy Furneaux.