Leaders of the pack(ing)

Wrapping up our final Wednesday visit of the year

For our last visit of 2020 to help St Anthony’s Church and the Antz Kidz Activity Centre, the five of us channelled our inner Christmas elf and got to work packing away a range items into storage.

As we moved things from one place to the next, we worked as a collective, staying together to transport the pieces while ensuring everyone had enough light due to the dark and slippery conditions - while also (unsuccessfully) trying to avoid the tree branches in our path.

Hi ho, hi ho, it's off to work we go... or should that be ho ho, ho ho...

As we marched back and forth, we felt a little like the seven dwarves during this task... which got us thinking about who would be who in our gang. We opted for the following - sometimes giving ourselves opposite traits or ones that matched who we are...:

Manjit - Bashful (clearly an opposite)

Mabu - Grumpy (because he's definitely not)

Sandy - Dopey (you can decide on that one)

Sara - Sleepy (she never tires of good deeds)

Naomi - Sneezy (because her hard work is nothing to be sneezed at... and someone had to be it haha)

Eva - Doc (for her organisational prowess)

Salvo = Happy (because he makes us happy!)

A bit of a masterpiece

You'll see in the photos that one of the things we were putting into storage was a rather impressive display piece. We later found out that the model had won second place in an international art competition run in conjunction with the Natural History Museum. Thousands from across the world had entered the contest themed around endangered animals, and we can understand why this original and unique entry got the attention of the judges.

The talented team at Antz Kidz came up with the idea of using memories and photos of wildlife they had seen on holiday, and with the help of a recycling artist, created a scene made from upcycled items that depicted the continents Asia, South America and Africa.

What a talented group they are! We look forward to seeing more of their amazing talents as we continue to work together in the new year.

Big thanks to everyone involved in the wonderful times we have had on each weekly visit. We enjoy our Wednesday missions so much, and are touched by everyone's mutual kindness, generosity and support whenever we are together. Roll on 2021!