Muy [06508150 | dta Snr SECRETARY OF STATE FoR THADe AND INDUS RY _/ Wien we met on 17 March we talked briefly about the work of In Kind Direct which founded (0 distribute surplus goods from business to the voluntary sector. Writ and Jet you knovr thet I met recently with to hear In Kind Direct's work. Iwas impressed to hear about tHe scale of their the value of the goods which have to date been Yonated to UK. ‘innovative service, tment is unable to help In Kind Direct with their core funding, we had a about options for the charity to leverage more support. Ihave alerted h East of England Development Agency to In Kind Direct's work in are interested from a waste recycling perspective, We havb also put them in ‘Goveriment colleagues working on the Corporate Challénge which aims to level of corporate support for community involvement including charitable ‘aims of the Challenge align very well with the work of In Kind Direct and 1 is following this up directly. 0 Department of Trade and industry vers 4 Meters Strat Londen SIH O=T Direct Lina +44 (0}20 7215 5428 Fan +44 ()20 7215 B08 Minicom +48 (0)20°7215 0740 ‘Enquiries +24 (0120 7215 5000 vr gov. sq | monnewiead gi govek ~ RehanSy areres HIGHGROVE House 8" November, 2004 Mee Osun pr Information g'earran San I did just want to write and thank | for:finding the time to meet ¢ ftom In ¢ . ‘could not be mote: Pleased that you have had the % ‘hear from at first-hand, of the ‘valuable work T Madaway log you so much for your hag already told me that hag followed up your ind suggestion that: talks to the Government's “Corporate ‘This comes, as ever, with my warmest good wishes and “thanks for your ti ime and help with In Kind Direct, Use Monn