Redbridge

Group run

Busy Baby Bank

6 GoodGymers made their way 6.0km to help their local community in Redbridge.

  • Peter Van Tongeren
  • Linda Sharman
  • John Metcalfe
  • AJ
  • Olivia Waller
  • Rajesh Aerat
 
Monday, 23rd of January 2023
 
Led by Peter Van Tongeren

Six Goodgymmers braved the unpredictable and chilly weather to assemble at Wanstead House, with a further three having to pull out for various reasons.

Besides a few of the usual suspects, we had the pleasure of welcoming both someone new to Goodgym (give Rajesh a big cheer!) as well as an experienced one on a mission to visit every area in London - Olivia.

Linda kindly offered to lead the walking group, so three set off to the Cornerstone church, with the other three chasing them down a little later.

Arriving within a minute of each other and at the agreed time (how did we do that??), we were welcomed by a waiting Adam, kindly offering a hot drink to warm up. Energized we set to work sifting through the bags of donated clothing, both quality checking as separating by size and clothing vs accessories.

Before we knew it, the bags were emptied, clothing crated up by size and accessories bagged up for later sorting. Saying our goodbyes to Adam, we followed his expert local knowledge and found new shorter ways back to base/home/station, happy in the knowledge we made a difference in the lives of some mums needing a helping hand

Report written by Peter Van Tongeren


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Redbridge runner
Redbridge runner
Wednesday January 25th, 2023 14:49

Nice job everyone 👏

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Peter Van Tongeren
Led by Peter Van Tongeren

Runner, cyclist, rugby player, Redbridge Taskforce and Run Leader - who knows what else will follow :-)

GoodGymers helping out
  • Walk Leader

    Lead a walking group to the task

    • Linda Sharman

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