{"id":29113,"date":"2023-10-24T10:44:55","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T10:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelowegroupltd.com\/?p=29113"},"modified":"2024-01-11T10:34:00","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T10:34:00","slug":"meet-the-team-isaac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelowegroupltd.com\/meet-the-team-isaac\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Team: Isaac"},"content":{"rendered":"
During the two-week cycle ride<\/a>, Tim had the pleasure of meeting several young people partaking in the fundraiser, including Isaac Lutaya<\/a>, who has been actively engaged with Regenerate for the past three years, from the age of 16 to 18. Isaac quickly gained <\/span>recognition for his volunteer work during the pandemic, even speaking on BBC News to highlight community challenges.<\/p>\n Moreover, In 2023, Isaac spent the summer gaining invaluable work experience at the <\/span>Feel Good Bakery<\/span><\/i><\/a>, a social enterprise launched by Regenerate in 2014, run solely by young people, providing them with first-time employment opportunities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Now, Isaac is diving into an immersive training program, mentored by Andre Tulloch<\/a>, Head of Property Services. This initiative covers diverse property skills, including fire alarm testing, project management, health and safety, auditing, utility management and much more, with a full-time position on offer upon completing the training programme…<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Q. Where are you from, and where did you grow up?<\/b> Q. How did you get involved with Regenerate?<\/b> Q. What was your most memorable moment with Regenerate?\u00a0<\/b>
\nA. ‘<\/b>My family are originally from Uganda, but I grew up in Roehampton, and I now live in Putney.’<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n
\nA. <\/b>‘In 2020 when I was 16 years old. I could see the youth workers from Regenerate loading the community boxes filled with food into their vans from my house. During COVID-19, boxes filled with food were distributed by Regenerate throughout Roehampton – it was called \u2018Grow-hampton\u2019. Back then I was quite shy and not very confident talking to people, but I wanted to help out. I helped to load boxes and distribute the food, and I kept going back. The next thing I knew, Andy (Smith, the founder and CEO of Regenerate) asked me if I wanted to appear on BBC News! Soon after, Andy suggested that I become even more involved with the youth charity – taking part in activities, volunteering and fundraising. I was there every day after school, painting, cooking, exercising and going on trips.’<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n
\nA. <\/b><\/span>‘It was meeting and interacting with different types of people on the \u2018Rome2Home\u2019 cycle ride. I met some of Andy\u2019s friends, including Tim, which was really great. The team and I had the opportunity to interact with some really inspirational people, including business owners, which was very eye-opening for a lot of the young people, including myself.’<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n