10 GoodGymers have supported Draper Hall with 2 tasks.
Wednesday 14th October
Written by Charlotte Martin (She/her)
Another beautiful Wednesday evening means another beautiful E&C group run - this time the task was a return to Draper Hall to help Chalice and Lloyd set up the regular food bank.
We kicked off with a gentle jog down to Kennington Park - some chose laps, one of us stopped off at the outdoor gym for a couple dozen pull ups... could have been any one of us, I guess we'll never know... and made our way to the task.
At the hall, we were delighted to be joined by Brenda - an experienced goodgymmer joining the E&C gang. We got into a real zen state, setting up fruit, veg, noodles, and very, very healthy number of bananas. Many hands made light work and it was looking nice and set up at 8 when we took out the last of the recycling and headed out.
We took a lovely cool down jog and have Jessie to thank for our warm down - nominations open for next time!
Catch you at the next session - we're off to to help out at the Trinity Centre. See you then gang!
Wednesday 16th September
Written by Charlotte Martin (She/her)
After a jog down for a lush couple of laps of Kennington Park in the evening sun, we assembled to help set up for the regular food bank at Draper Hall - where in recent times they have increased their frequency to offering foodbanks for the local community twice a week. Chalice from Draper Hall shared some of the history of the centre, where alongside foodbanks, they provide a wide range of activities for the community - ranging from sports groups to knitting circles, providing a space where people come to connect and catch up.
The team got straight into a real flow state, setting up a mighty amount of bananas and all manner of fresh fruits and vegetables, alongside a world of legumes, lovingly sorted, and boxes, lovingly crushed.
Many hands made for pretty quick work and so after an hour we cathartically jettisoned our recycling and headed out - some dispersing into the night, and some of us taking a couple kilometres loop around the quieter streets to end the evening and cool down. Great to have Ben with us for his first GoodGym session - and to have such a lovely gang to show him the ropes!
Thanks all for another great E&C task - we'll definitely be back.