In December Adrian & I were invited to become Hospitality Action Ambassadors. We are deeply honoured by this and shall take this role and contribution seriously. Though we don’t work directly within Hospitality we have worked with the industry directly for 15 years. During this time, we have worked with Hospitality Action on a range of projects including photography, events, video case studies, EAP and motion graphics. Every project we work on is directly raising funds for the charity, supporting the Hospitality family. Having worked alongside the industry for a long period now we have witnessed the plight of individuals and business owners through various recessions, financial crisis, pandemic, cost of living and the effect of staff shortages. It really is tough, creating not only mental strain but also physical implications. It doesn’t matter how tenacious and resilient people are, often things are out of people’s control that cause hardship. And this is where Hospitality Action fits, providing a range of support and sometimes a lifeline. Even when things are sadly inevitable, as in Aprils’s very sad story, Hospitality Action supported her and she was happy to share her story through a video case study to help raise funds, enlighten others and importantly felt the support and love from Hospitality Action.
As you know, there are many ways to support their work. You can:
- Add Invisible Chips to the menu
- Nominate Hospitality Action as your Charity of the Year
- Donate a prize (email HA the details)
- Put your staff first and explore HA’s Employee Assistance Programme
Please remind your colleagues that HA are here. Their Advice Pages are constantly evolving and offer guidance to those dealing with dwindling finances and increasing anxiety levels. Their free 24/7 helplines remain open day and night: 0808 802 2111 for current EAP subscribers & 0808 802 0282 for everyone else.
Bio
Adrian has been photographing within Hospitality for at least 20 years and has a huge repertoire of the industry’s maestros and has a rich portfolio of food, interiors and video. In addition several chef books. Jacqueline’s career began in Hospitality at 16 and has had a career working in wine up until 10 years ago. During this time she completed a degree in Hospitality and Business Management and helped establish Hospitality Media with Adrian focusing on Photography, Video and Digital Media.