Venue sends ‘massive love’ to company who called off Christmas bash but donated food to shelter
That’s the ‘kind of cancel culture we need!’ Venue sends ‘massive love’ to a group who called off their Christmas bash because of Omicron, but paid for the food anyway and donated it to a homeless shelter instead
The group cancelled their Christmas party at Three Little Words in ManchesterBut marketing manager Fiona King revealed they paid for food and donated itFood For All kitchen in London has received similar offers in the past few days Comes as industry is being hit by wave of cancellations amid Omicron variant Are you the party who donated the food or have you given or received a generous donation? Email l.dollimore.mol@mailonline.co.uk
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A group forced to cancel their Christmas party because of Omicron has won praise online after paying for the food anyway and donating it to a local homeless charity.
The unsung heroes have been lauded by Manchester locals and the restaurant’s marketing manager, who sent them ‘massive love’ on Twitter.
It comes as the hospitality industry is being hit hard by a wave of cancellations amid fears of the new Covid variant, and after prime minister Boris Johnson announced the country would be adopting ‘Plan B’ level restrictions at a press conference this week.
Fiona King, who works for the Three Little Words bar and restaurant in Manchester city centre, said: ‘Cancellations are absolutely s***e, but MASSIVE love to the party that cancelled, then still paid for their pre-ordered food, which they collected and donated to a homeless kitchen.’
She added: ‘Don’t cancel. But if you do, here’s how to do it.’
The unknown customers were heaped with praise from social media users, who branded the tale ‘a true Christmas story’ and ‘the kind of cancel culture we need.’
Fiona King, who works for the Three Little Words bar and restaurant in Manchester city centre (pictured), said: ‘Cancellations are absolutely s***e, but MASSIVE love to the party that cancelled, then still paid for their pre-ordered food, which they collected and donated to a homeless kitchen’
It comes as the hospitality industry is being hit hard by a wave of cancellations amid fears of the new Covid variant, and after prime minister Boris Johnson announced the country would be adopting ‘Plan B’ level restrictions at a press conference this week (Pictured: Three Little Words, Manchester)
Marketing manager Ms King sends ‘massive love’ to unsung heroes who paid for their cancelled Christmas party
One wrote: ‘What a brilliant gesture that ensures the business didn’t lose out, that the hungry were fed and that keeping safe was thought about.
‘A true Christmas story, well done.’
Another wrote: ‘Wow, wow, wow, this is the kind of news I want to wake up to, off to work feeling a little more warm and fuzzy now.’
One quipped: ‘This is the cancel culture we want to see’, as others said they hoped the action would kickstart a trend.
It comes Christmas parties and events are being cancelled in venues across the country in what is an essential time of year for the industry.
But it seems other Brits haven’t lost their Christmas spirit, with many donating food they would have eaten to local kitchens – or donating the money they would have spent.
Food For All in London has had six such offers in the past two days alone.
Director for the kitchen Peter O’Grady, 59, told Mail Online: ‘We’re getting lots of offers of food from people who are cancelling their Christmas events and it’s great and always welcome.
‘We are serving around 2,500 meals every day so we take what we can.
‘Many restaurants now find themselves with leftover stock due to cancellations and they are asking us to come and visit them and are letting us raid their fridges.’
A nearby law firm’s catering department will also be donating meals after much of the workforce will be ordered to work from home from Monday following the announcement of the PM’s Plan B.
A Hogan Lovells employee told Mail Online: ‘We’re also going to offer a couple of staff members to help Food For All prepare their meals.
Food For All in City of London has also received several offers of food stemming from cancelled Christmas parties (Pictured: Volunteers at Food For All, with director Peter O’Grady, second from left)
‘They do great work and it’s important to support local charity.’
It comes after Boris Johnson said office Christmas parties should still go ahead – despite bringing back tougher restrictions from Monday.
At a Downing St press conference Wednesday the Prime Minister rejected the idea that office workers must scrap their festive dos because of creeping infection numbers.
With city workers already in Christmas party season, a reporter from The Telegraph asked the Prime Minister if his message to companies was to cancel office parties.
The PM replied: ‘No in my view they should not be (cancelled)… We think that it’s ok currently on what we can see to keep going with Christmas parties… but obviously everybody should exercise due caution.
‘Have ventilation, wash your hands, get a test before you go – a sensible thing to do – to give everybody else at the party the confidence to know they’re going to be meeting someone who is not contagious.
‘Those are simple things that people can do.’
