July 3rd -
Our family cooking group in Bramley St Peters school enjoyed a special day this week as professional chef and Education student Harry made a guest appearance. Harry has volunteered with Flourishing Families before as an activities-based mentor and is always a popular addition to any club or session we have run. The boys in the group love having him around and he is a fantastic role model in many ways.
The session started with some valuable lessons in how to cut vegetables like a professional chef, and finished with a practical demonstration on how to mix and cook scotch pancakes- a highly prized life skill! And with the long summer holidays almost upon us, there will hopefully be some opportunities to put these new skills into practice.
We’re thrilled to welcome the latest additions to our team, Tabitha, Papaya and Josiah, our Graduate Interns, and Helen, the latest member of our cookery team. We can’t wait for them to showcase their experience, expertise and enthusiasm! Let’s get to know them a little better…
“Before this group, I felt like a nobody. Now I feel like somebody.” This was the answer 8-year-old Evie gave when asked about the difference our Activity-Based Mentoring Group had made for her. This sums up for us why we do what we do. Everyone deserves to know that they matter, whatever their circumstances and challenges.
We are immensely grateful to everyone who has contributed to our slow cooker appeal.
What a great term it has been at FFL! We have been busy delivering our various groups and programmes around Leeds. Our families have loved coming along to the groups and have benefitted hugely from the activities and support from the FFL team.