8 GoodGym members met at the storage unit used by Homeless Hampers. We were greeted by Aky who told us the inspirational story of his and Tina's project to support homeless people in Leeds and Bradford and also help newly homed people to furnish their accommodation. We then pulled out the bags of donations; sorted and boxed up clothing; and filled the storage unit in a more organised fashion. Nothing goes to waste....smart work-type clothes go to community hubs for jobseekers to wear to interviews; unsuitable clothes are sold by weight to another organisation giving funds for the street feeding sessions. A big welcome to Lisa who came for her first session with GoodGym. We hope to see you again soon. Homeless Hampers have loads of individual and corporate volunteering opportunities and their contact details can be found on social media. We will return!

Tonight 5 GoodGymers ran 2 miles to Meanwood to help a new organisation (to us), Homeless Hampers. We headed to their storage unit to sort out their masses of clothing donations, ready to give out to Homeless people in and around Leeds. The charity have recently announced that Homeless Hampers is amongst one of the first charities to be awarded the King’s Award for Voluntary Service. They are excited to be going to the King's garden party this summer. Congratulations guys.

Congratulations also to Helen Noyes who completed her 130th mission tonight. What a fantastic achievement and thanks for all your hard work Helen!