The Wonderful NHS working Tirelessly this Winter

Hi everyone,

My name is Niaz, and I am the executive chef at City Spice in London's Brick Lane.

I am running this GoFundMe to shed some light and thank our nation's stars - The NHS.

In this GoFundMe, I want to give particular thanks to the NHS nurses and doctors who

have worked so hard for the last three years due to COVID-19 and all the

subsequent variants, such as Delta, Omicron, e.t.c.

These professionals work super-long hours and have emotionally and mentally

challenging jobs exacerbated by the intense pressure due to the nature of work. Many

nurses and doctors don't even have time to eat properly and sustain

themselves on crackers and biscuits during their shifts.

I work long hours as a chef, but I don't see death daily or have to deal with people

receiving heartbreaking prognosis.

While I understand that we as a nation have moved on from COVID-19, it could not

be done without the great people at the NHS. But with their hospitals falling apart,

nurses not getting the pay rise they so clearly deserve, all compounded by the cost of

living crisis affecting everybody - we have forgotten the conversation that needs to

be had. We need to help the NHS.

Therefore, I am trying to help in one of the only ways I know how to - cooking!

From now until Christmas Eve, I am planning to deliver over 5,000 boxes of healthy vegan

Biriyani and healthy Chicken Biriyani, using the profits from City Spice's Christmas period

after my shifts at City Spice. I will be visiting hospitals around the South-East and London,

dressing as Santa to get into the spirit of giving.

I want to bring a smile to the nurses burning the midnight oil and ensure that while we are all at home after 11pm, celebrating Christmas with our loved ones, nurses can feel appreciated in some way after a tough year. More importantly, nurses can eat a nutritious meal at least once during their shifts.

The food cost will come from City Spice's profits, but I need your help!

I aim to raise £13,800 (after 138 Brick Lane, my lucky number) to donate to local hospital

charities in London and some food banks surrounding the London area. If you can help our campaign, I would be so grateful! The proceeds will be evenly distributed

across all charities of the hospitals I am visiting.

I am also raising these funds for food banks because there are reports of NHS staff visiting

them as they cannot afford to feed themselves or their families. This should not be

happening in modern Britain - we need to do more to help!

I hope you can donate and help out! I will share photos from some of my trips on this

fundraiser, so please look out for them!

Many Thanks,

Niaz - Executive Chef at City Spice,

138 Brick Lane,

London,

E1 6RU

https://www.cityspice.co