100 good deeds and a cherry on top

This evening was a treat for so many reasons! It was great to welcome such a big group, Oaken Grove Park looked beautiful in the evening sunshine as we set off on our walks and runs to the task, and we got lot of weeding and chatting done in the gardens at Highview House, the home of the Mencap Society in Maidenhead.

The icing on the cake was that we were celebrating Juli's 100th good deed with GoodGym - an epic achievement in just 19 months. Many thanks to Jen, who organised the Prosecco and to star baker Georgeta, who made an exquisite Black Forest Gateau and served it beautifully with a cherry on top for every slice. Here is a poem to celebrate Juli and her big milestone:

I’m delighted to announce that Juli Wood

Has done one hundred deeds of good!

Her first good deed was at St Luke’s School

For her ninety ninth she painted Courthouse pool

Number 100 today was gardening

Which is pretty apt, because it’s sort of her thing

Weeding, digging and planting in her jeans

She makes cakes out of kale and gives us home grown beans

She’s a competitive runner and loves a Quest

Whenever we do one, she’s the best

She lost to Mo Farah in one disappointing race

But her parkrun age grading is often first place

Her parkrun tourist record is impressive too

And she always makes sure to park near a loo

She loves parkrun so much she dates a Run Director

Her club is Running Sisters but we’re trying to defect her

She’s retired from Waitrose so has time on her hands

But she fills it quick with loads of plans

Chorister, ballroom dancer, sailing club skipper,

She does it all and more and is always very chipper

Yes, if you’re looking for someone truly good

Look no further than Juli Wood

Juli, huge congratulations on all you’ve done

See you next week for deed one hundred and one!

Next Wednesday evening we are off to Kiddies Cabin, an NHS run nursery school, for some fence painting - sign up here. You can also check out the listings for loads of other opportunities to do good and get fit.