Jessica Lorimer
Lambeth
Doing good since April 2019
9Good deeds
9runs
30cheers
Jessica is part of a crowd that's making a huge noise. Jessica has been cheered by 25 people - that's a round of applause just on their own. We hope they keep it up.
Lambeth
Packing bags of essentials
Get Rid Of And Donate (GROAD) do amazing work making use of unused STUFF, donated to them by the public. We've previously helped them pack Christmas presents and toys for local kids and helped sort and relocate their stock.
Now Andrea has asked if we can give them a hand packing bags of essentials (blankets, clothes and toiletries etc.) for rough sleepers. These will then be distributed on Tuesday at a separate task.
The task is at St Faith's Church Hall, near North Dulwich station and we need 8 people.
Please bring a mask as the task will be inside 🤿
Lambeth
Packing Stations
GROAD (Get Rid Of And Donate) asked for GoodGym to come to help with their Sunday session between 13:00-14:30, where they receive donations from the public, but they also use this time to sort out clothing and pack a suitcase or bag's worth of essential items for the homeless.
These bags comprise of a couple of shirts, t-shirts, sweaters/fleeces, pair of shoes, towels and a blanket. An emergency "starter" kit as we are only a step or two away from that reality.. people would appreciate a little help in hand.
Jessica, Matt (first timer 🙌🎉) and I showed up to help Susan who showed us the ropes for the first 45 minutes before we were left to it ourselves. We started a system of putting items on tables and then the last half hour we started to pack the suitcases and bags. Unfortunately, we did not complete the task, but then again there are two more sessions. More to come!
Jessica completed a community mission. Instead of watching TV or lying in bed, Jessica was out there making their community a better place to be. For making that choice they have earned the community cape.
Curious? Jessica has just run their first session in another area. For that explorative spirit Jessica is awarded the scout badge. A Scout is trustworthy
Lambeth
We got spirit
We did a paint job, a few paint jobs, for Lavender Hope. And we’re nearing the final paint job as they have their grand opening planned for 21st and 22nd May!
Following on from our paint job, we had a bit of a job to scrape off any paint that had gone awry. Just a little, here, there, everywhere, every sink, every light switch. We spruced it up really nicely though with our scrapers, white spirit and general elbow grease. Ready for nice new bathroom floors to match the great new floors in the common room.
A quick tea break, and we settled to come back next week. Final push to get the garden and the communal spaces ready for the opening. To which we are all invited! Details to follow in our WhatsApp group!
Lambeth
Packing bags of essentials
Get Rid Of And Donate (GROAD) do amazing work making use of unused STUFF, donated to them by the public. We've previously helped them pack Christmas presents and toys for local kids and helped sort and relocate their stock.
Now Andrea has asked if we can give them a hand packing bags of essentials (blankets, clothes and toiletries etc.) for rough sleepers. These will then be distributed on Tuesday at a separate task.
The task is at St Faith's Church Hall, near North Dulwich station and we need 8 people.
Please bring a mask as the task will be inside 🤿
Lambeth
Sorting stock for Get Rid Of & Donate
Get Rid Of And Donate (GROAD) do amazing work making use of unused STUFF, donated to them by the public. We've previously helped them pack Christmas presents and toys for local kids and packed and distributed bags of essentials for rough sleepers.
They understandably have a lot of stock, covering projects for vulnerable families and refugees, so have asked for our help to sort their weekly stock intake.
The task is at St Faith's Church Hall, near North Dulwich station and we need 3 people. Andrea will be there to meet you and show you what needs doing.
Please bring a mask as the task will be inside 🤿
Lambeth
Painting and Weeding at Lavender Hope Community Centre
Lavender Hope is a charity based in Deronda Community Hall who do amazing work supporting young people and adults, providing a homework club and help getting jobs. They've been closed since the start of the pandemic, so have taken the opportunity to refurbish the buiding.
That's where we come in.
They've asked for a hand finishing some painting in the kitchen and office and pulling up some weeds in the garden - We need 6 people split across the inside and outside.
Please bring a mask 🤿 and I'd advise not wearing your best running gear (but from memory the paint is water soluble 🧐).
Deronda Community Hall is on Jarrett Close, here.
Tower Hamlets
**ONGOING COMMUNITY MISSION** Joining the Barts Volunteers as Active Hospital Responders OR at the NHS Covid-19 Vaccination Centre, ExCeL
THE SIGN-UP DATE ON THIS LISTING SHOULD BE IGNORED. (see below)
GoodGym were asked to get involved with Nancy Whiskin and her team at Barts Volunteers at the start of the year.
Over the past few weeks, GoodGym members have enjoyed a variety of tasks, both within the hospital environment and at the Vaccination Centre at Newham's ExCel.
Activity may include taking staff meals from the canteen up to the outside of the wards; manning the (glass-fronted) visitors' desk; running patient belongings left by friends and relatives up to the wards; overseeing the rollout of the new staff wellbeing centres...
There are many roles which will include high levels of physical activity for GoodGymers.
SIGN-UP PROCESS AND DATES
This is a rolling Community Mission - you pick your preferred dates and times when you sign up via the link below. THE SIGN-UP DATE ON THIS LISTING SHOULD BE IGNORED.
Ignore any automated GoodGym confirmation email you receive confirming the date on this listing.
Your sign-up will take place externally, here, directly with Barts Volunteers.
If the sign-up is temporarily closed when you click through, please check back again soon. Any issues with this, contact laura@goodgym.org
When you're signing up directly with Barts, please note:
GoodGym applications must be marked clearly, as we will be treated as a separate group when being processed online.
In due course, we will have our own dropdown box on sign-up under the question, "Are you from another organisation?" But for now, please make it clear on your application you're from GoodGym.
Health and safety
There are stringent processes in place at all of the Trust's venues to keep volunteers safe.
You will not be in contact with any patients or visiting any wards.
You will be taken through a full risk assessment at your first visit.
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